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IgG4 and IgE transcripts in childhood allergic asthma reflect divergent antigen-driven selection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2014
Rogosch Tobias, Kerzel Sebastian, Dey Friederike, Wagner Johanna-Josophina, Zhang Zhixin, Maier Rolf F, Zemlin Michael
Abstract excerpt
The physiologic function of the "odd" Ab IgG4 remains enigmatic. IgG4 mediates immunotolerance, as, for example, during specific immunotherapy of allergies, but it mediates tissue damage in autoimmune pemphigus vulgaris and "IgG4-related disease." Approximately half of the circulating IgG4 molecules are bispecific owing to their unique ability to exchange half-molecules. Better understanding of the interrelation...
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