The growing genetic links and the early onset of atopic diseases in children stress the unique role of the atonic march: A meta-analysis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 314-320

  Cantani, A ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic march; Children; Early onset; Food allergy; Genetic disease; Infants

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; ONSET AGE; URTICARIA;

AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); RHINITIS;

EID: 0032745251     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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