Association of VEGF polymorphisms with childhood asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1287-1294

  Sharma, S ^a   Murphy, A J ^a   Soto Quiros, M E ^b   Avila, L ^b   Klanderman, B J ^a   Sylvia, J S ^a   Celedon J C ^a   Raby, B A ^a   Weiss, S T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; Asthma; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; COSTA RICA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; NEDOCROMIL; PHENOTYPE; PLACEBOS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SOFTWARE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 69249096167     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00113008     Document Type: Article

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