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Associations between decay-accelerating factor polymorphisms and allergic respiratory diseases.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Oct 2009
Kawai T, Takeshita S, Imoto Y, Matsumoto Y, Sakashita M, Suzuki D, Shibasaki M, Tamari M, Hirota T, Arinami T, Fujieda S, Noguchi E
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BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis are major causes of morbidity in developed countries. The pathology underlying allergic respiratory diseases is considered to be IgE-mediated type I allergy characterized by mucosal inflammation that occurs in response to allergen exposure. They are common diseases involving a complex inheritance. Complement systems are known to play an important...
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