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99th Dahlem conference on infection, inflammation and chronic inflammatory disorders: microbes, apoptosis and TIM-1 in the development of asthma.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Apr 2010
Umetsu D T, Dekruyff R H
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a complex disorder which has increased dramatically in prevalence over the past three decades. Current therapies, based on the T helper type 2 (Th2) paradigm, have not been able to control this disease. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV) and protection against the development of asthma, and genetic studies have shown that the HAV...
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