Epigenetics of human asthma and allergy: Promises to keep

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 183-189

  DeVries, Avery ^a   Vercelli, Donata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; DNA methylation; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY;

ASTHMA; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS;

EID: 84887576603     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: 22288694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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