Association of interferon-γ and interferon regulatory factor 1 polymorphisms with asthma in a family-based association study in Taiwan

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1147-1152

  Wang, T N ^a   Chu, Y T ^a   Chen, W Y ^a   Feng, W W ^b   Shih, N H ^a   Hsiang, C H ^a   Ko, Y C ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; IFN regulatory factor 1; IFN ; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748413596     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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