Article
Association between C-589T polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene promoter and asthma: a meta-analysis.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jul 2008
Li Yafei, Guo Botao, Zhang Lin, Han Jiaxin, Wu Bo, Xiong Hongyan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A number of studies of genetic epidemiology have assessed the association of C-589T (also referred to as C-590T; rs number, 2243250) polymorphisms in the promoter region of interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene with asthma in different populations. However, the results are inconsistent and inconc...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Asthma
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptors, Interleukin-4
