IgG subclass antibody responses to birch pollen in sibling pairs discordant for atopy

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 208-214

  Härfast, Bengt ^a   Van Hage Hamsten, Marianne ^a   Lilja, Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgG antibodies; Atopy; Bet v 1; Birch pollen allergens; Children; Subclasses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

EID: 0032428712     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1998.tb00375.x     Document Type: Article

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