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Involvement of lymphocytes in asthma and allergic diseases: a genetic point of view.
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2013
Lin Ting-Yu, Venkatesan Narayanan, Mahboub Bassam, Hamid Qutayba
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The activation and regulation of lymphocytes play a central role in asthmatic inflammation. It is increasingly recognized that diverse panels of lymphocyte lineages and cytokine profiles are involved in the asthmatic phenotypes. In this review, we discuss the advances in the gene variants associated with the regulation of lymphocytes and relevant cytokines underlying asthma and allergic...
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