Genetic factors account for most of the variation in serum tryptase - A twin study

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 286-289

  Sverrild, Asger ^a   Van Der Sluis, Sophie ^b   Kyvik, Kirsten O ^c   Garvey, Lene H ^d   Porsbjerg, Celeste ^a   Backer, Vibeke ^a   Thomsen, Simon F ^d  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RHINITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY; TRYPTASES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884532844     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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