A single-nucleotide polymorphism in intelectin 1 is associated with increased asthma risk

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1033-1034

  Pemberton, Alan D ^a   Rose Zerilli, Matthew J ^b,c   Holloway, John W ^b,c   Gray, Robert D ^d   Holgate, Stephen T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTELECTIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOBLET CELL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55449137294     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.08.037     Document Type: Letter

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