Polymorphisms in the IL-13 and IL-4 receptor alpha genes and allergic rhinitis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-399

  Kim, Jeong Joong ^a   Min, Jung Youl ^a   Lee, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; IL 13; IL 4 receptor alpha; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; KOREA; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-13; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 33847648397     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0204-x     Document Type: Article

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