Variation in dinucleotide (GT) repeat sequence in the first exon of the STAT6 gene is associated with atopic asthma and differentially regulates the promoter activity in vitro

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 535-539

  Gao, P S ^a,d   Heller, N M ^a   Walker, W ^b   Chen, C H ^c   Moller, M ^b   Plunkett, B ^a   Roberts, M H ^b   Schleimer, R P ^a   Hopkin, J M ^b   Huang, S K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; STAT6 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; EXON; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 3142693973     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.015842     Document Type: Article

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