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Maternal allergic disease does not affect the phenotype of T and B cells or the immune response to allergens in neonates.
Allergy - 1 Jul 2010
Rindsjö E, Joerink M, Johansson C, Bremme K, Malmström V, Scheynius A
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BACKGROUND: It is hypothesized that the in utero environment in allergic mothers can affect the neonatal immune responses. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of maternal allergic disease on cord blood mononuclear cell (CBMC) phenotype and proliferative responses upon allergen stimulation. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 12 allergic and 14 nonallergic mothers and CBMC from...
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