Study on the correlation between STAT6 gene polymorphism and atopic asthma in Chinese Han population of Hubei province

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-247

  Hu, Jun Hua ^a   Wu, Jian Min ^b   Cui, Tian Pen ^b   Li, Yi Rong ^b   Lou, Di Dong ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Gene polymorphism; Singnal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6)

Indexed keywords

STAT6 PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLELISM; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DISEASE MARKER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 22044437263     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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