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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1235539 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
American journal of human genetics 20011022 6
A genomewide screen for quantitative-trait loci (QTLs) that underlie asthma was performed on 533 Chinese families with asthma, by the unified Haseman-Elston method. Nine asthma-related phenotypes were studied, including forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), airway responsiveness as indicated by methacholine (MTCH)-challenge test, serum total immunoglobulin E (TIgE), serum-specific immunoglobulin E, eosinophil count in peripheral blood, and skin-prick tests with thr ...[more]