Association between the polymorphisms of interleukin-4, the interleukin-4 receptor gene and asthma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2943-2951

  Zhu, Ning ^a   Gong, Yi ^b   Chen, Xiao Dong ^b   Zhang, Jing ^b   Long, Feng ^b   He, Jian ^b   Xia, Jing Wen ^b   Dong, Liang ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Case controlled study; Gene polymorphism; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 4 receptor; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4;

EID: 84880947306     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20123060     Document Type: Article

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