Gene polymorphisms of IL-6-174 G/C and IL-1Ra VNTR in asthmatic children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1019-1023

  Settin, Ahmad ^a,b   Zedan, Magdy ^a   Farag, Mohamed ^a   Ezz El Regal, Mohammed ^a   Osman, Engy ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Egypt; Interleukins; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 56749131844     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0161-z     Document Type: Article

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