Fungal exposure modulates the effect of polymorphisms of chitinases on emergency department visits and hospitalizations

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 884-889

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

Asthma; CHI13L1; CHIA; CHIT1; Chitinase

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CHITINASE; CHITINASE 3 LIKE 1 PROTEIN; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; CHITOTRIOSIDASE 1; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; NEDOCROMIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YKL 40 PROTEIN; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; CHI3L1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CHIA PROTEIN, HUMAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAUCASIAN; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHITINASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNGI; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEXOSAMINIDASES; HUMANS; LECTINS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77958194126     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201003-0322OC     Document Type: Article

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