The association between IFN-γ and IL-4 genetic polymorphisms and childhood susceptibility to bronchial asthma

Gene

Volumn 494, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-101

  Huang, Hua Rong ^a   Zhong, Ying Qiang ^a   Wu, Jing Fang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Gene; IFN ; IL 4; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84856111518     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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