IRF-1 gene variations influence IgE regulation and atopy

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 613-621

  Schedel, Michaela ^a   Pinto, Leonardo A ^a   Schaub, Bianca ^a   Rosenstiel, Philip ^b   Cherkasov, Dmitry ^c   Cameron, Lisa ^a   Klopp, Norman ^d   Illig, Thomas ^d   Vogelberg, Christian ^e   Weiland, Stephan K ^f   Von Mutius, Erika ^a   Lohof, Michael ^c   Kabesch, Michael ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genes; Genetic polymorphism; Interferons; IRF 1 transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHROMOSOME; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ASSAY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADULT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 40949137893     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200703-373OC     Document Type: Article

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