See Also: Asthma susceptibility gene(health)
diamide(medicine)
diamide(dictionary)
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cobyrinic acid a,c-diamide synthase(medicine)
susceptibility(dictionary)
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disease susceptibility(medicine)
susceptibility testing(medicine)

Asthma susceptibility gene (health) and diamide (medicine)


Asthma susceptibility gene (health)


One of the genes that predisposes a person to asthma. A new gene family that plays a major role in asthma susceptibility has been identified. This gene family located at chromosome 5q23-35 is called Tim or Tapr. It controls the development of airway hyperreactivity (and the T cell production of interleukin 4 and 13). TIM-1 is also the receptor of the hepatitis A virus. This may explain the fact that hepatitis A virus infection decreases the chance asthma will develop.





diamide (medicine)


diamide
<chemistry> Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under Amido, and Acid amide.

Origin: Pref. Di- + amide.

Source: Websters Dictionary