Article
Evidence for a locus regulating total serum IgE levels mapping to chromosome 5.
Genomics - 15 Sept 1994
Meyers D A, Postma D S, Panhuysen C I, Xu J, Amelung P J, Levitt R C, Bleecker E R
Abstract excerpt
Genetics studies of total serum IgE levels were performed since high IgE levels correlate with clinical expression of allergy and asthma. Families ascertained through a parent with asthma were genotyped for markers on 5q where there are multiple candidate genes that may influence the control of IgE and inflammation. Evidence for linkage of the IgE phenotype to 5q was obtained by both sib-pair and lod score...
Topics
- Adult
- Asthma
- Child
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
- Female
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity
- Immunoglobulin E
