Expression of leukotriene C4 synthase and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 gene promoter polymorphisms in sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 545-549

  de Alarcón, Alessandro ^a   Steinke, John W ^a   Caughey, Robert ^a   Barekzi, Elizabeth ^a   Hise, Kathleen ^a   Gross, Charles W ^a   Han, Joseph K ^a   Borish, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DNA; LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEUKOTRIENE-C4 SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SINUSITIS;

EID: 33750090044     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2934     Document Type: Article

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