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FCER2 (CD23) asthma-related single nucleotide polymorphisms yields increased IgE binding and Egr-1 expression in human B cells.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2014
Chan Marcia A, Gigliotti Nicole M, Aubin Bradley G, Rosenwasser Lanny J
Abstract excerpt
CD23 is the low-affinity Fc receptor for IgE. When expressed on B cells, CD23 appears to play a role in regulation of IgE synthesis. Polymorphisms within FCER2, the gene encoding CD23, have been associated with atopy, increased risk of exacerbations in patients with asthma, and high serum IgE levels. A single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs2228137) present in exon 4 of FCER2 encodes a nonsynonymous amino acid change...
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