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Atopy and the human IL-4 receptor alpha chain.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jul 2000
Izuhara K, Yanagihara Y, Hamasaki N, Shirakawa T, Hopkin J M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopy is a common inherited disorder characterized by increased IgE responsiveness, but no functional analysis of the candidate genes related to atopy has been performed. IL-4 is important for B-cell production of IgE, and the human IL-4 receptor alpha chain (hIL-4Ralpha) is crucial for the binding and signal transduction of IL-4, so hIL-4Ralpha may be a candidate gene related to atopy. OBJECTIVE: We...
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