Lack of association between GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms and asthma in adult patients from Rome, central Italy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-256

  Piacentini, S ^a   Polimanti, R ^a,b   Moscatelli, B ^b   Re, Ma ^b   Manfellotto, D ^b   Fuciarelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult patients; Asthma; Gene candidate study; Glutathione s transferases; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GSTM1 GENE; GSTP1 GENE; GSTT1 GENE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PATHOGENESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE PI; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84863321018     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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