W Cookson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Oxford
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi The alliance of genes and environment in asthma and allergy
    W Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington, Oxford, UK
    Nature 402:B5-11. 1999
  2. ncbi Genetic linkage of childhood atopic dermatitis to psoriasis susceptibility loci
    W O Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Nat Genet 27:372-3. 2001
  3. ncbi Genetics and genomics of asthma and allergic diseases
    William Cookson
    University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, England
    Immunol Rev 190:195-206. 2002
  4. ncbi A case study of QTL analysis in a mouse model of asthma
    Youming Zhang
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
    Methods Mol Biol 195:253-79. 2002
  5. ncbi A new gene for asthma: would you ADAM and Eve it?
    William Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
    Trends Genet 19:169-72. 2003
  6. ncbi The immunogenetics of asthma and eczema: a new focus on the epithelium
    William Cookson
    Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
    Nat Rev Immunol 4:978-88. 2004
  7. ncbi Is eczema really on the increase worldwide?
    Hywel Williams
    Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:947-54.e15. 2008
  8. ncbi Genetic variation in the beta subunit of the high affinity IgE receptor and atopy and asthma
    Julian Hopkin
    Clin Exp Allergy 36:855-7. 2006
  9. ncbi Haplotypes and asthma
    Miriam Moffatt
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:1066-7. 2005
  10. ncbi Making sense of asthma genes
    William Cookson
    N Engl J Med 351:1794-6. 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The alliance of genes and environment in asthma and allergy
    W Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington, Oxford, UK
    Nature 402:B5-11. 1999
    ..Early life seems particularly important, when the initiation of allergic disease may result from genetic and environmental modification of the immune interaction between mother and child...
  2. ncbi Genetic linkage of childhood atopic dermatitis to psoriasis susceptibility loci
    W O Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Nat Genet 27:372-3. 2001
    ..These regions correspond closely with known psoriasis loci, as does a previously identified AD locus on chromosome 3q21. The results indicate that AD is influenced by genes with general effects on dermal inflammation and immunity...
  3. ncbi Genetics and genomics of asthma and allergic diseases
    William Cookson
    University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, England
    Immunol Rev 190:195-206. 2002
    ..Genetic and genomic studies both provide evidence that epithelial surfaces are active in the induction of allergic disease...
  4. ncbi A case study of QTL analysis in a mouse model of asthma
    Youming Zhang
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
    Methods Mol Biol 195:253-79. 2002
  5. ncbi A new gene for asthma: would you ADAM and Eve it?
    William Cookson
    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
    Trends Genet 19:169-72. 2003
    ..Although its function is at present unknown, these potential actions of ADAM33 provide many possibilities for further research...
  6. ncbi The immunogenetics of asthma and eczema: a new focus on the epithelium
    William Cookson
    Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
    Nat Rev Immunol 4:978-88. 2004
    ..Understanding events at the epithelial-cell surface might provide new insights for the development of new treatments for inflammatory epithelial disease...
  7. ncbi Is eczema really on the increase worldwide?
    Hywel Williams
    Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:947-54.e15. 2008
    ..It is unclear whether eczema prevalence is truly increasing worldwide...
  8. ncbi Genetic variation in the beta subunit of the high affinity IgE receptor and atopy and asthma
    Julian Hopkin
    Clin Exp Allergy 36:855-7. 2006
  9. ncbi Haplotypes and asthma
    Miriam Moffatt
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:1066-7. 2005
  10. ncbi Making sense of asthma genes
    William Cookson
    N Engl J Med 351:1794-6. 2004
  11. ncbi Genome-wide scan on total serum IgE levels identifies FCER1A as novel susceptibility locus
    Stephan Weidinger
    Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany
    PLoS Genet 4:e1000166. 2008
    ..Our data furthermore confirm association of STAT6 variation with serum IgE levels...