ABO/secretor genetic complex is associated with the susceptibility of childhood asthma in Taiwan

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 926-932

  Chen, Y L ^a   Chen, J C ^a   Lint, T M ^a   Huang, T J ^a   Wang, S T ^a   Lee, M F ^a   Wang, Jiu Yao ^b,c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ABO; Childhood asthma; Lewis histo blood group; Secretor; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 22744453182     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02278.x     Document Type: Article

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