Polymorphisms of the TGF-β1 gene are not associated with bronchial asthma in Caucasian children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 310-314

  Heinzmann, Andrea ^a   Bauer, Esther ^a   Ganter, Kerstin ^a   Kurz, Thorsten ^a   Deichmann, Klaus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Asthma; Genetic; Polymorphism; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GERMANY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GERMANY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 20944441585     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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