Article
Linkage and association of childhood asthma with the chromosome 12 genes.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Shao Chenchen, Suzuki Yoichi, Kamada Fumiaki, Kanno Kiyoshi, Tamari Mayumi, Hasegawa Koichi, Aoki Yoko, Kure Shigeo, Yang Xue, Endo Hiroko, Takayanagi Reiko, Nakazawa Chifuyu, Morikawa Toshio, Morikawa Miki, Miyabayashi Shigeaki, Chiba Yasushi, Karahashi Minoru, Saito Seichi, Tamura Gen, Shirakawa Taro, Matsubara Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown linkage of chromosome region 12q13-24 to bronchial asthma and related phenotypes in ethnically diverse populations. In the Japanese population, a genome-wide study failed to show strong evidence of linkage of this region. Chromosome 12 genes that showed association with...
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