Association analysis identifies TLR7 and TLR8 as novel risk genes in asthma and related disorders

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1064-1069

  Moller Larsen S ^a   Nyegaard, M ^a   Haagerup, A ^a,b   Vestbo, J ^c,d   Kruse, T A ^e   Borglum A D ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

^d HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPER IGE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 57149098273     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.094128     Document Type: Article

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