Polymorphisms of chitinases are not associated with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Wu, Ann Chen ^a,b   Lasky Su, Jessica ^c   Rogers, Christine A ^d   Klanderman, Barbara J ^a   Litonjua, Augusto ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MAMMALIAN CHITINASE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHITINASE; CHITINASE 3 LIKE 1; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NEDOCROMIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77649260030     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.995     Document Type: Letter

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