TSLP polymorphisms are associated with asthma in a sex-specific fashion

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1566-1575

  Hunninghake, G M ^a,b,c   Soto Quiros M E ^d   Avila, L ^d   Kim, H P ^b,c   Lasky Su, J ^a,c   Rafaels, N ^e   Ruczinski, I ^f   Beaty, T H ^f   Mathias, R A ^g   Barnes, K C ^e   Wilk, J B ^h,l   Oconnor, G T ^h,l   James Gauderman, W ⁱ   Vora, H ⁱ   Baurley, J W ⁱ   Gilliland, F ⁱ   Liang, C ^a   Sylvia, J S ^a   Klanderman, B J ^a,c   Sharma, S S ^a,b,c   Himes, B E ^a,b,j   Bossley, C J ^k   Israel, E ^b,c   Raby, B A ^a,b,c   Bush, A ^k   Choi, A M ^b,c   Weiss, S T ^a,b,c   Celedon J C ^a,b,c   more..

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Genetic association; Sex specific; Thymic stromal lymphopoietin; TSLP

Indexed keywords

THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COSTA RICA; CYTOKINES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78349283420     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02415.x     Document Type: Article

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