[Genetics and allergies: consequences for the practitioner?].

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Atopic disorders (asthma, hay fever, atopic dermatitis) may develop on the basis of a genetic predisposition towards environmental factors. These complex genetic conditions do not follow Mendelian inheritance patterns. Rather, the genetic predisposition for atopic diseases is based on a combination of changes affecting several genes which are involved in a variety of pathophysiological mechanisms. A number of...

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