Segregation Analysis of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in a General Population in North Italy

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 125 A, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-239

  Kurzius Spencer, Margaret ^a   Holberg, Catharine J ^a   Sherrill, Duane L ^a   Carrozzi, Laura ^b   Di Pede, Francesco ^b   Baldacci, Sandra ^c   Viegi, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; BHR; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Familial correlation; Gene environment interaction; Segregation analysis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 20P; CHROMOSOME 5Q; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

EID: 1542348958     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20481     Document Type: Article

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