Evaluation of a Partial Genome Screening of Two Asthma Susceptibility Regions Using Bayesian Network Based Bayesian Multilevel Analysis of Relevance
Figure 3
A possible dependency model in asthma.
An example for a possible transitive association between IgE and Asthma. Although there is a possible direct relationship, IgE level may relate to asthma indirectly via eosinophil or a presence of allergy.