Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TLR9 gene with childhood atopic asthma

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-189

  Qian, Xu Bo ^a   Wu, Ying ^b   Cao, Shu Yan ^b   Cai, Xiao Hong ^b   Yu, Chen Yi ^b   Xuan, Miao Yan ^b   Cao, Shun Shun ^b   Li, Xiu Cui ^b  

^a Yiwu Eastern Hospital   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children with asthma; Interferon gamma; Interleukin 12; Interleukin 4; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Toll like receptor 9 gene

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

EID: 79955839330     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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