Genome-wide association studies for discovery of genes involved in asthma

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 396-406

  Akhabir, Loubna ^a   Sandford, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gene; Genetic association study; Genetic predisposition to disease; Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CRUMBS HOMOLOGUE 1; DENND1BI PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GASDERMIN B; HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; IKAROS FAMILY ZINC FINGER 2; IKAROS FAMILY ZINC FINGER 3; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR LIKE 1; INTERLEUKIN 18 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR BETA; INTERLEUKIN 33; INTERLEUKIN 5; MELANOMA ANTIGEN; MELANOMA ANTIGEN FAMILY E 1; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; ORM1 LIKE 3 PROTEIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV INHIBITOR; PROTEIN C; RAD50 PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2; TUMOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 618; ZONA PELLUCIDA BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 21; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 79953279646     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01939.x     Document Type: Review

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