Article
[Genetic polymorphism of glutathione s-transferase as a factor predisposing to allergic dermatitis].
Medycyna pracy - 1 Jan 2001
Lutz W, Tarkowski M, Nowakowska E
Abstract excerpt
In the inductive phase of contact allergic dermatitis, simple chemical compounds (haptens) produce together with epidermic proteins adducts presented by Langerhans cells to T lymphocytes. Binding to protein carrier is a necessary condition of transforming a low-molecular allergen into immunogenic one and evoking immunological reaction. The production of allergen adducts with proteins is conditioned by the...
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