Lack of association of histamine-N-methyltransferase (HNMT) polymorphisms with asthma in the Indian population

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Sharma, Shilpy ^a   Mann, Deepti ^a   Singh, Tej Pratap ^a   Ghosh, Balaram ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genetic association studies; Haplotypes; Histamine N methyltransferase (HNMT); Indian population; Serum IgE; SNPs

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 28844476160     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-005-0302-4     Document Type: Article

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