Immunoglobulin constant heavy G subclass chain genes in asthma and allergy

Immunologic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-191

  Oxelius, Vivi Anne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma and allergy; Atopy; IgG subclass allotypes; IGHG alleles; IGHG diplotypes; IGHG gene coded B cells; IGHG genes; IGHG haplotypes

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ALLELE; ALLERGY; ALLOTYPE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD CARE; CHROMOSOME 14Q; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGION; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS;

EID: 44649096357     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12026-007-0007-1     Document Type: Review

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