Analysis of epsilon germline transcripts and IL-4 mRNA expression in the adenoids suggests local IgE switching

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1049-1055

  Astrom K ^a,b   Papatziamos, G ^a   Magnusson, C G M ^a   Hemlin, C ^b   Scheynius, A ^a   Van Der Ploeg, I ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Germline transcripts; Adenoids; Atopy; Cytokine; IgE; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SWITCHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

ADENOIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033781587     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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