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Major genes regulating total serum immunoglobulin E levels in families with asthma.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2000
Xu J, Postma D S, Howard T D, Koppelman G H, Zheng S L, Stine O C, Bleecker E R, Meyers D A
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) has a major role in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders and asthma. Previous data from 92 families, each identified through a proband with asthma, showed evidence for two major genes regulating total serum IgE levels. One of these genes mapped to 5q31-33. In the current study, the segregation analysis was extended by the addition of 108 probands and their families, ascertained in the...
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