Unraveling the genetic basis of asthma and allergic diseases

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 215-227

  Meng, Jian Feng ^a   Rosenwasser, Lanny J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Asthma; Genetic

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ASTHMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; TH2 CELL;

EID: 77957678883     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2010.2.4.215     Document Type: Review

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