Genetic influences on cystic fibrosis lung disease severity

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 4 APR, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Weiler, Colleen A ^a   Drumm, Mitchell L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; Phenotype; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AURORA A KINASE; CEREBELLIN LIKE 4; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APIP GENE; AURKA GENE; CASS4 GENE; CBLN4 GENE; CFTR GENE; CHROMOSOME; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG DESIGN; EHF GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; IFRD1 GENE; LUNG DISEASE; MBL GENE; MC3R GENE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TGFB1 GENE;

EID: 84881489944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00040     Document Type: Review

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