Article
Association between polymorphisms in IL17F and male asthma in a Chinese population.
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Qian F, Zhang Q, Zhou L, Ma G, Jin G, Huang Q, Yin K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Interleukin (IL) 17F is a marker of type 17 helper T cells and has a proinflammatory role in asthma.The aim of the present study was to assess the possible association between asthma and polymorphisms in the IL17F gene in a Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 318 as...
Topics
- Adult
- Asthma
- China
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Population Groups
- Young Adult
