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An interaction between the IL-4Ralpha gene and infection is associated with atopic eczema in young children.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Jul 2002
Callard R E, Hamvas R, Chatterton C, Blanco C, Pembrey M, Jones R, Sherriff A, Henderson J
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BACKGROUND: A gain of function mutation (Q551- > R) in the IL-4 receptor alpha-chain (IL-4Ralpha) has been found to be associated with atopy in some studies but not others. The different results may be explained by interactions between the IL-4Ralpha polymorphism and environmental factors. OBJECTIVES: To identify interactions between the R551 mutation and environmental factors that are associated with atopy....
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