Are atopic individuals genetically predisposed to produce a specific protease profile in antigen processing?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-21

  Ong, P Y ^a   Hirsch, A T ^a  

^a White Memorial Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033166647     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0700     Document Type: Article

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