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The heterogeneity of allergic phenotypes: genetic and environmental interactions.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Dec 2001
Bonini S, Rasi G, Torre A, D'Amato M, Matricardi P M
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OBJECTIVE: This article reinforces the reader's knowledge of the multifactorial nature of allergic diseases and of the heterogeneity of allergic phenotypes. DATA SOURCES: Personal studies and an evidence-based approach is used to support the assumption that three major abnormalities concur in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases: 1) enhanced allergen recognition and specific immune response; 2) a T helper 2...
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