Genetic variants in vitamin D pathway in Egyptian asthmatic children: A pilot study

Human Immunology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1659-1664

  Ismail, Manal F ^a   Elnady, Hala G ^b   Fouda, Eman M ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLELES; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 84888200537     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.08.284     Document Type: Article

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