Is toll-like receptor 6 or toll-like receptor 10 involved in asthma genetics - Or both?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 649-650

  Puthothu, B ^b   Heinzmann, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Genetics; Linkage disequilibrium; TLR10; TLR6

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 10; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 6;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 4P; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 10; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 6;

EID: 33745244733     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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