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Inherited defects in the interferon-gamma receptor or interleukin-12 signalling pathways are not sufficient to cause allergic disease in children.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 2005
Wood Philip M D, Fieschi Claire, Picard Capucine, Ottenhoff Tom H M, Casanova Jean-Laurent, Kumararatne Dinakantha S
Abstract excerpt
T-helper (Th)2 cells, which produce the cytokines interleukins (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13, dominate T cell responses in allergic diseases. The Th1-type cytokines IL-12 and interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) are important in down-regulating Th2 responses to allergens. Patients with defects in the IL-12 receptor (IL-12R) or IFNgamma receptor (IFNgammaR) have abnormal responses to IL-12 or IFNgamma and a failure to produce...
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