Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS): Strategies for detection of genetic predispositions;Multiple chemische sensitivität (MCS): Strategien zur aufklärung genetischer prädispositionen

Allergologie

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 280-286

  Eggermann, T ^a,b   Zerres, K ^a   Dott, W ^a   Wiesmuller G A ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition; Genome scan; Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS); Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STIMULATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0042266827     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/alp26280     Document Type: Review

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