Polymorphisms in IL4 and IL4RA confer susceptibility to asthma

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 433-438

  Amirzargar, A A ^a,b   Movahedi, M ^b   Rezaei, N ^b,c   Moradi, B ^a   Dorkhosh, S ^a   Mahloji, M ^b   Mahdaviani, Seyed Alireza ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genetic polymorphism; IgE; IL 4

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR ALPHA; IL4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRICK TEST; BLOOD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IRAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SKIN TEST; TH2 CELL;

ASTHMA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; IRAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SKIN TESTS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 74849132029     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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