Immunoglobulin constant heavy G chain genes as risk factors in childhood allergies

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1616-1624

  Oxelius, V A ^a   Braback L ^b   Ahlstedt, S ^c,d   Bjorksten B ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy heredity; Alternative IgG subclass allotypes; Eczema; IGHG alleles; IGHG diplotypes; IGHG genotypes; IGHG haplotypes (=B cells); SPT; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ALLELE; ALLERGY; ALLOTYPE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGIONS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GM ALLOTYPES; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845488525     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02602.x     Document Type: Article

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