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VH gene usage in immunoglobulin E responses of seasonal rhinitis patients allergic to grass pollen is oligoclonal and antigen driven.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Mar 2004
Davies J M, O'Hehir R E
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BACKGROUND: IgE is the pivotal-specific effector molecule of allergic reactions yet it remains unclear whether the elevated production of IgE in atopic individuals is due to superantigen activation of B cell populations, increased antibody class switching to IgE or oligoclonal allergen-driven IgE responses. OBJECTIVES: To increase our understanding of the mechanisms driving IgE responses in allergic disease we...
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