Editorial: Asthma susceptibility: The role of transforming growth factor β1

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-584

  Sandford, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gene; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ADULT; CHILD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 77951743081     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01760.x     Document Type: Editorial

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