Article
Candidate genetic polymorphisms for asthma in Chinese schoolchildren from Hong Kong.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2004
Sandford A J, Chan H W, Wong G W K, Lai C K W, Chan-Yeung M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in several genes have been associated with asthma, atopy and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in white and Japanese populations. In this study we tested for associations of 11 polymorphisms with wheeze and asthma in 10-year-old Chinese schoolchildren. METHODS: The subjects were 107 children who had wheeze in the last 12 months and 118 without wheeze in the last 12 months. They were randomly...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
