A functional polymorphism in the TIM-1 gene is associated with asthma in a Chinese Han population

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-202

  Liu, Qiji ^a   Shang, Linshan ^a   Li, Jisheng ^a   Wang, Pin ^a   Li, Huaichen ^b   Wei, Chunhua ^c   Gong, Yaoqin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Weifang Asthma Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Polymorphism; Promoter; Single nucleotide polymorphism; TIM 1

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN TIM 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, VIRUS;

EID: 35348887851     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103992     Document Type: Article

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