Association of the histamine N-methyltransferase C314T (Thr105Ile) polymorphism with atopic dermatitis in Caucasian children

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1495-1501

  Kennedy, Mary Jayne ^a   Loehle, Jennifer A ^a   Griffin, Angela R ^a   Doll, Mark A ^a   Kearns, Gregory L ^b,c   Sullivan, Janice E ^a   Hein, David W ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Histamine N methyltransferase; HNMT; HNMT polymorphism; Pediatric; Pharmacogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GENOMIC DNA; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 57149117622     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.12.1495     Document Type: Article

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