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IgE expression pattern in lung: relation to systemic IgE and asthma phenotypes.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2007
Balzar Silvana, Strand Matthew, Rhodes Diane, Wenzel Sally E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IgE-mediated responses contribute to allergy and asthma. Little is understood regarding the relationship of tissue IgE to systemic IgE, inflammation or clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate local IgE expression and cellular inflammation in the proximal and distal lung of normal subjects and subjects with asthma of varying severity and relate those tissue parameters to systemic IgE levels, atopy,...
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