Objective To investigate two single nucleotide polymorphism sites of T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein-4 (TIM4) and to detect their relationship with allergic asthma in a population of Hans from Hubei province of China.

• 目的分析湖北地区汉族人群T细胞免疫球蛋白域黏蛋白域蛋白4(T cell simmunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein4,TIM4)基因8570G>A、11515C>A单核苷酸多态性,探讨其与变应性哮喘易感性之间的关系。