Genetic variations in the Wnt signaling pathway affect lung function in asthma patients

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1829-1833

  Wang, S H ^a,b   Xu, F ^a   Dang, H X ^a   Yang, L ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Women and Children Health Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Lung function; Wnt signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPIROMETRY; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84878956298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.January.4.1     Document Type: Article

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