New Thoughts Regarding the Genetics of Atopy

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 555-556

  Blumenthal, Malcolm N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMORAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BINDING AFFINITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL;

EID: 1442349749     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2401002     Document Type: Editorial

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