An understanding of the genetic basis of asthma

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 149-161

  Bijanzadeh, Mahdi ^a   Mahesh, Padukudru A ^b   Ramachandra, Nallur B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Asthma; Linkage; Prevalence; SNPs

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; ADENOSINE A3 RECEPTOR; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ARGINASE 1; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CD14 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE I; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; FILAGGRIN; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 3; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 8; KIDNEY INJURY MOLECULE 1; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR 3; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 80054763798     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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