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Association of IL13 with total IgE: evidence against an inverse association of atopy and diabetes.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2006
Maier Lisa M, Howson Joanna M M, Walker Neil, Spickett Gavin P, Jones Richard W, Ring Susan M, McArdle Wendy L, Lowe Christopher E, Bailey Rebecca, Payne Felicity, Todd John A, Strachan David P
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BACKGROUND: Atopic illnesses, related to high circulating IgE levels, and the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes, have been reported to be inversely associated. One possible explanation is that susceptibility alleles for one disease provide protection for the other. OBJECTIVE: Using the largest sample sizes reported so far for the identification of genetic determinants of circulating IgE levels, we investigated...
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