Article
HLA class II alleles in isocyanate-induced asthma.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jan 1994
Bignon J S, Aron Y, Ju L Y, Kopferschmitt M C, Garnier R, Mapp C, Fabbri L M, Pauli G, Lockhart A, Charron D
Abstract excerpt
Studying genetic factors that control human immune responsiveness may further our understanding of specific types of asthma in which the role of immune factors is uncertain to date. HLA Class II gene products are involved in the control of immune responses. Therefore, we investigated whether HLA...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asthma
- Case-Control Studies
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- HLA-D Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Isocyanates
- Male
- Occupational Diseases