Association between gene polymorphisms in TIM1, TSLP, IL18R1 and childhood asthma in Turkish population

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1071-1077

  Mete, Fatih ^a   Ozkaya, Emin ^b   Aras, Sukru ^c   Koksal, Vedat ^c   Etlik, Ozdal ^c   Baris, Ibrahim ^d  

^a Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Bezmi Alem University   (Turkey)

^c SIFA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genetics; SNP polymorphism

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IL18R1 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; T CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN DOMAIN AND MUCIN DOMAIN GENE; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN GENE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84900463137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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