ACE gene polymorphism might disclose why some Taiwanese children with allergic rhinitis develop asthma symptoms but others do not

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 508-513

  Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b   Ku, Min Sho ^a   Li, Ching ^b   Sun, Hai Lun ^a,b   Lee, Hong Shen ^b   Chou, Ming Chih ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Asthma phenotype; Children; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 33749449984     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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