Article
Frequency of DPB1*0401 is significantly decreased in patients with allergic asthma in a mulatto population.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 1991
Caraballo L, Marrugo J, Jimenez S, Angelini G, Ferrara G B
Abstract excerpt
Allergic asthma (AA) is a multifactorial disease in which the IgE hyperresponsiveness to mite allergens is determinant for its pathogenesis and clinical picture. We have reported previously that IgE responsiveness to mite allergens in AA patients is linked to HLA and possibly controlled by a dominant suppression (Is) gene of that region. The present population study was done to detect alleles involved in the...
Topics
- Africa
- Alleles
- Allergens
- Animals
- Asthma
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Europe
- Gene Expression
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
