Genome-wide association studies of asthma

Allergology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Tamari, Mayumi ^a   Tomita, Kaori ^a   Hirota, Tomomitsu ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genome wide association study; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CELLULAR RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN 1; CORTICOSTEROID; PRION RELATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CELL INFILTRATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LUNG FUNCTION; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 80052668572     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.11-RAI-0320     Document Type: Article

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