Association of SNP in the IL-4, IL-18 and eotaxin genes with asthma in a Jordanian population

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-91

  Attab, Khadija A ^a   Al Qaoud, Khaled M ^a   Al Bataieneh, Khalid ^a   Ajlouni, Mohammed J ^b  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Princess Rahma Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eotaxin; IL 4; IL 8

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; EOTAXIN; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCINE; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 4; THREONINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MUTANT; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 64549103469     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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