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Local increase in IgE and class switch recombination to IgE in nasal polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Jan 2014
Baba S, Kondo K, Toma-Hirano M, Kanaya K, Suzukawa K, Ushio M, Suzukawa M, Ohta K, Yamasoba T
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BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is generally characterized by local Th2 inflammation and is categorized into two subtypes in Japan: eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (similar to chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in western countries) and non-eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (characterized by Th1-dominant inflammation). OBJECTIVE: To investigate local IgE production and class...
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