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IL-4/IL-13 pathway genetics strongly influence serum IgE levels and childhood asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2006
Kabesch Michael, Schedel Michaela, Carr David, Woitsch Bernd, Fritzsch Christian, Weiland Stephan K, von Mutius Erika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IgE production, a hallmark of asthma and atopic disease, may be under genetic control. Genes of the IL-4 and IL-13 pathway, central for IgE regulation, have so far only been assessed in studies of single gene effects. OBJECTIVE: Here we analyzed combined extended haplotypes involving IL-4, IL-13, their shared receptor chain IL-4Ralpha, and the intracellular signal transducer and activator of...
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