Polymorphisms in the IL-4 and IL-4R [α] genes and allergic asthma

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 888-892

  Cui, Tianpen ^a   Wu, Jianmin ^a   Pan, Shixiu ^a   Xie, Jungang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Gene polymorphism; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 4 receptor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; CHINA; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042975222     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2003.134     Document Type: Article

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