Association of vitamin D receptor genetic variants with susceptibility to asthma and atopy

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 967-973

  Poon, Audrey H ^b   Laprise, Catherine ^b   Lemire, Mathieu ^b   Montpetit, Alexandre ^b   Sinnett, Donna ^b   Schurr, Erwin ^b   Hudson, Thomas J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition; Polymorphism; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CYTOKINE; HLA ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CANADA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12Q; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOME SCAN; HAPLOTYPE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TH2 CELL; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 7044253544     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200403-412OC     Document Type: Article

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