Genetic haplotypes of Th-2 immune signalling link allergy to enhanced protection to parasitic worms

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1828-1836

  Moller, Maria ^a   Gravenor, Mike B ^a   Roberts, Stephen E ^a   Sun, Dejan ^b   Gao, Peisong ^a   Hopkin, Julian M ^a,c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Parasitology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STAT6 PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASTHMA; CHINA; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH2 CELL; UNITED KINGDOM; UPREGULATION; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TH2 CELLS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASCARIS;

EID: 34547839795     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddm131     Document Type: Article

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