Asthma severity from childhood to middle age is strongly linked to genetic variants of IgG constant heavy chains

P. M. Gustafsson, V. A. Oxelius, B. Kjellman (Gothenburg, Lund, Skövde, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Genes and environment in paediatric asthma
Session: Genes and environment in paediatric asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4421
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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