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Independent inheritance of serum immunoglobulin E concentrations and airway responsiveness.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jun 2000
Palmer L J, Burton P R, Faux J A, James A L, Musk A W, Cookson W O
Abstract excerpt
Elevated serum Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and increased airway responsiveness (AR) are correlated traits that are characteristic of asthma. It is not known to what extent these traits arise from distinct or shared genetic determinants. We investigated the genetic and environmental components of variance of serum total and specific IgE levels and AR in an Australian population-based sample of 232 Caucasian...
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