Genetic variation in CRTh2 influences development of allergic phenotypes

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1478-1485

  Cameron, L ^a   Depner, M ^b   Kormann, M ^b   Klopp, N ^c   Illig, T ^c   Von Mutius, E ^b   Kabesch, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environment; Food allergy; IgE; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT RECEPTOR HOMOLOGOUS MOLECULE EXPRESSED ON TH2 CELLS; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 70349194634     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02053.x     Document Type: Article

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