Protective role of IL-18 -137G/C polymorphism in a North Indian population with asthma: A pilot study

Cytokine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 188-193

  Birbian, Niti ^a   Singh, Jagtar ^a   Jindal, Surinder Kumar ^b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; IL 18 137G C polymorphism; North Indian population; Protection; Tetra Primer Amplification Refractory Mutation System Polymerase Chain Reaction (Tetra Primer ARMS PCR)

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTANT; NORTH INDIAN; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; TETRA PRIMER AMPLIFICATION REFRACTORY MUTATION SYSTEM POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK;

TETRA;

EID: 84869869057     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: 10960023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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