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Phenotypic and genotypic association of epithelial IL1RL1 to human TH2-like asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2015
Traister Russell S, Uvalle Crystal E, Hawkins Gregory A, Meyers Deborah A, Bleecker Eugene R, Wenzel Sally E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe asthma remains poorly characterized, although it likely consists of at least 1 phenotype with features of TH2-like inflammation. IL1RL1, encoding both the IL-33 receptor, ST2L, and decoy receptor, sST2, has been genetically associated with asthma, though the mechanism for susceptibility remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: Given previous data supporting a role for IL1RL1 in TH2 inflammation, we...
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