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Random outcomes of allergen-specific responses in atopic families.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Apr 2004
Jackola D R, Liebeler C L, Blumenthal M N, Rosenberg A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allergens are common non-infectious antigens to which people will mount T cell dependent humoral responses. Among genetically susceptible individuals, an antigen-specific response results involving the production of allergen-specific IgE (atopy). OBJECTIVE: Determine if this susceptibility is manifested as an inherited, allergen-specific trait or a random response to allergens among susceptible...
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