The effects of NOS1 gene on asthma and total IgE levels in Taiwanese children, and the interactions with environmental factors

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1064-1071

  Wang, Tsu Nai ^a   Tseng, Hsing I ^b   Kao, Ching Chu ^a   Chu, Yu Te ^b   Chen, Wu Yuan ^b   Wu, Pei Fen ^c   Lee, Chien Hung ^a   Ko, Ying Chin ^a,d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gene; IgE; NOS1

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TANDEM REPEAT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77958580928     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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