Association between C-589T polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene promoter and asthma: A meta-analysis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 984-992

  Li, Yafei ^a   Guo, Botao ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Han, Jiaxin ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   Xiong, Hongyan ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Interleukin 4; Meta analysis; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4;

EID: 44749083443     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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