Reduced transcriptional activity in individuals with IL-18 gene variants detected from functional but not association study

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 338, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 736-741

  Liang, Xiao Hui ^a   Cheung, Wai ^b   Heng, Chew Kiat ^a   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association study; Atopic phenotypes; Atopy; IL 18; Polymorphisms; Reporter gene assay

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 27744450819     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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