Genetics of asthma potential implications for reducing asthma disparities

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 770S-781S

  Scirica, Christina V ^a   Celedón, Juan C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma genetics; Ethnic minority groups

Indexed keywords

PROSTANOID RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENETICS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36249027582     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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