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GTR Home > Conditions/Phenotypes > Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 1

Summary

Asthma-related traits include clinical symptoms of asthma, such as coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea; bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) as assessed by methacholine challenge test; serum IgE levels; atopy; and atopic dermatitis (Laitinen et al., 2001; Illig and Wjst, 2002; Pillai et al., 2006). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of asthma, see 600807. [from OMIM]

Available tests

3 tests are in the database for this condition.

Genes See tests for all associated and related genes

  • Also known as: AS1, ASRT1, DP, DP1, PTGDR1, PTGDR
    Summary: prostaglandin D2 receptor

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