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A thymic stromal lymphopoietin gene variant is associated with asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2009
He Jian-Qing, Hallstrand Teal S, Knight Darryl, Chan-Yeung Moira, Sandford Andrew, Tripp Ben, Zamar David, Bossé Yohan, Kozyrskyj Anita L, James Alan, Laprise Catherine, Daley Denise
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BACKGROUND: The epithelial cell-derived protein thymic stromal lymphopoietin stimulates dendritic and mast cells to promote proallergic T(H)2 responses. Studies of transgenic expression of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and its receptor knockout mice have emphasized its critical role in the development of allergic inflammation. Association of genetic variation in thymic stromal lymphopoietin with IgE levels has...
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