Molecular Variations in the Promoter and Coding Regions of Human Tim-1 Gene and Their Association in Koreans with Asthma

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1177-1182

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

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Polymorphism; Tim 1; Variation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TIM 1 GENE;

EID: 0344420225     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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