CHIA confers susceptibility to childhood eczema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1360-1362

  Leung, T F ^a   Ching, K W ^a   Sy, H Y ^a   Kong, A P S ^a   Tse, L Y ^a   Wang, S S ^a   Lam, C W K ^a,b   Chan, J C N ^a   Wong, G W K ^a   Hon, K L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

acid mammalian chitinase; asthma; eczema; genetics; LL 37

Indexed keywords

CHIA PROTEIN; CHITINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 78649685771     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10007.x     Document Type: Letter

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