Local genotype influences DNA methylation at two asthma-associated regions, 5q31 and 17q21, in a founder effect population

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 232-241

  Al Tuwaijri, Abeer ^a   Gagné Ouellet, Valérie ^b   Madore, Anne Marie ^b   Laprise, Catherine ^b   Naumova, Anna K ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE TRANSPORTER 2; GASDERMIN A; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONA PELLUCIDA BINDING PROTEIN 2; EGG PROTEIN; GSDMA PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER; SLC22A5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR PROTEIN; ZPBP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 5; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; DNA METHYLATION; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84962882086     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103313     Document Type: Article

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