Genetics, epigeneties, and the environment: Switching, buffering, releasing

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-386

  Vercelli, Donata ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Epigenetics; Genetics; IgE; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; DNA; ENDOTOXIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90;

ASTHMA; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HYGIENE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; METHYLATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY;

ANTIGENS, CD14; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETICS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 2342657444     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.01.752     Document Type: Review

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