Molecular analysis of sequence variants in the Fcε receptor I β gene and IL-4 gene promoter in Italian atopic families

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-218

  Rigoli, L ^a   Di Bella, C ^a   Procopio, V ^a   Barberio, G ^a   Barberi, I ^a   Caminiti, L ^a   La Grutta, S ^a   Briuglia, S ^a   Salpietro, C D ^a   Pajno, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopy; Fc ; Genetic polymorphisms; IL 4 gene promoter; Receptor I gene

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, IGE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 10744223522     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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