The effect of BDNF gene variants on asthma in German children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1790-1794

  Zeilinger, S ^b   Pinto, L A ^c   Nockher, W A ^d   Depner, M ^b   Klopp, N ^e   Illig, T ^e   Von Mutius, E ^b   Renz, H ^d   Kabesch, M ^a,e  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXON; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATRICARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70449124018     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02131.x     Document Type: Article

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