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A distinct sensitization pattern associated with asthma and the thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) genotype.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Mar 2013
Iijima Hiroaki, Kaneko Yoshiko, Yamada Hideyasu, Yatagai Yohei, Masuko Hironori, Sakamoto Tohru, Naito Takashi, Hirota Tomomitsu, Tamari Mayumi, Konno Satoshi, Nishimura Masaharu, Noguchi Emiko, Hizawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopy is a phenotypically heterogeneous condition, and the extent to which atopy accounts for asthma is controversial. In this study, we aimed to identify the presence of distinct sensitization patterns to common inhaled allergens and their association with asthma, allergic rhinitis and TSLP genotypes. METHODS: We studied 1683 adults from Tsukuba, a city in central Japan and 297 adults from...
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