POLYMORPHISM I: LINKAGE OF ASTHMA TO A LOCUS ON CHROMOSOME 2

摘要

A method for diagnosing an individual as being asthmatic, or as having a predisposition to asthma is described, which method comprises demonstrating in the individual the presence or absence of an allele which is associated with asthma, wherein the allele is situated at a locus in a region of chromosome 2 of up to 1 megabase in length, which region contains the locus D2S308.