The association of the exon 4 variations of Tim-1 gene with allergic diseases in a Korean population

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 346-350

  Chae, Soo Cheon ^a   Song, Ju Hee ^a   Lee, Yong Chul ^b   Kim, Jin Wou ^c   Chung, Hun Taeg ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Th cell; Tim 1; Variation

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXON; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TIM 1 GENE;

EID: 0344413475     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.125     Document Type: Article

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