Nové poznatky ve výzkumu genetického podkladu alergických nemocí, zejména bronchiálního astmatu

• Title in English: New knowledges in the research of genetic background of allergic diseases, especially bronchial asthma
• Authors: IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie; STEJSKALOVÁ Andrea; ZNOJIL Vladimír; VÁCHA Jiří; VAŠKŮ Anna
• Year of publication: 2004
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Alergie
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Immunology
• Keywords: allergy; asthma; gene; polymorphism; nitric oxide
• Description: Allergy and asthma are closely related conditions which result from a complex interaction between several genetic and environmental factors. This article is a a literature review focusing on the underlying concepts of human genetics related to asthma and allergies as well as a presentation of own results focused on the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) gene polymorphisms and their association with asthma and/or intermediary phenotypes of allergy

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