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Standard of hygiene and immune adaptation in newborn infants.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Nov 2014
Kallionpää Henna, Laajala Essi, Öling Viveka, Härkönen Taina, Tillmann Vallo, Dorshakova Natalya V, Ilonen Jorma, Lähdesmäki Harri, Knip Mikael, Lahesmaa Riitta
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of immune-mediated diseases, such as allergies and type 1 diabetes, is on the rise in the developed world. In order to explore differences in the gene expression patterns induced in utero in infants born in contrasting standards of living and hygiene, we collected umbilical cord bl...
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