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Association between genetic variants of mast-cell chymase and eczema.
Lancet (London, England) - 31 Aug 1996
Mao X Q, Shirakawa T, Yoshikawa T, Yoshikawa K, Kawai M, Sasaki S, Enomoto T, Hashimoto T, Furuyama J, Hopkin J M, Morimoto K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopy is a common syndrome underlying asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, and is characterised by high immunoglobulin E (IgE) responses to common antigens. IgE and mast-cell chymase (MCC-a serine protease secreted by skin mast cells) have a key role in atopic or allergic inflammation of the skin. The gene for MCC is located within a cluster of genes for cellular proteases on chromosome 14q11.2. We aimed to...
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