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Tryptase: genetic and functional considerations.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Hernández-Hernández L, Sanz C, García-Solaesa V, Padrón J, García-Sánchez A, Dávila I, Isidoro-García M, Lorente F
Abstract excerpt
Tryptase is one of the main proteases located in the secretory granules of the mast cells, and is released through degranulation. It is therefore assumed to play an important role in inflammatory and allergic processes. Four genes are known to encode for these enzymes, with different alleles that give rise to different types of tryptases. The term "tryptase" generally refers to β-tryptase, which in vivo is a...
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