## Abstract Like other allergic diseases, asthma results from multiple conditions. Asthmatic beginning and severity are mediated by both environmental and genetic factors. In asthma studies, important work is realization of the genetic background and identification of genetic factors resulting in a
Interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene polymorphisms are associated with asthma
✍ Scribed by Zhu, Guohua; Whyte, Moira K B; Vestbo, Jorgen; Carlsen, Karin; Carlsen, Kai-Håkon; Lenney, Warren; Silverman, Michael; Helms, Peter; Pillai, Sreekumar G
- Book ID
- 109848920
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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