Indication of linkage and genetic heterogeneity for asthma and atopy on chromosomes 8p and 12q in 107 French EGEA families

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 590-596

  Dizier, M H ^a   Quesneville, H ^b   Besse Schmittler, C ^a   Guilloud Bataille, M ^a   Selinger Leneman, H ^a   Clergent Darpoux, F ^a   Demenais, F ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Genetic heterogeneity; Linkage; Sib pairs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 8P; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0042420644     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201014     Document Type: Article

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