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Mutations of the IL-12 receptor beta2 chain gene in atopic subjects.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 20 Dec 1999
Matsui E, Kaneko H, Fukao T, Teramoto T, Inoue R, Watanabe M, Kasahara K, Kondo N
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-12(IL-12) promotes cell-mediated Th1 responses and production of IFN-gamma that downregulates IgE production. The signal of IL-12 is transduced through the IL-12 receptor (IL-12R) and Stat4. Twenty-four of 75 atopic individuals with high levels of IgE showed insufficient IFN-gamma production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) following stimulation with IL-12 but not that with...
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