Genetic association study between mbl2 and asthma phenotypes in Chinese children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 501-507

  Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Tang, Nelson L S ^a   Sung, Ying Man ^a   Li, Chung Yi ^a   Ma, Suk Ling ^a   Lam, Christopher W K ^a   Wong, Gary W K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Chinese; MBL; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHINESE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 33749425944     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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