The environment and risk factors for atopy.

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Atopy is the genetic potential to manifest the trinity of classic allergic diseases--atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. All have been observed to have increased over the past several decades. The interplay of the genetics of atopy with various environmental exposures may manifest itself in the form of allergic phenotypes or paradoxically may actually suppress the allergic response. The hygiene...

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