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Segregation analysis of IgE levels in 335 French families (EGEA) using different strategies to correct for the ascertainment through a correlated trait (asthma).
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Feb 2000
Sampogna F, Demenais F, Hochez J, Oryszczyn M P, Maccario J, Kauffmann F, Feingold J, Dizier M H
Abstract excerpt
The main objective of this study was to search for a major gene controlling total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels, an intermediate phenotype for asthma and allergy. We studied 335 French nuclear families of the EGEA study (Epidemiological study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma), ascertained through asthmatic probands (123 are parents in the family, 212 children). Segregation analyses were performed...
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