Genetic and environmental factors in the immunopathogenesis of atopy: Interaction of Helicobacter pylori infection and IL4 genetics

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 282-288

  Pessi, T ^a   Virta, M ^a   Adjers K ^a   Karjalainen, J ^b   Rautelin, H ^c,d   Kosunen, T U ^d   Hurme, M ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopy; Genotype; Helicobacter pylori; Interleukin 4; Polymorphism; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SKIN TEST;

AGED; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 23844447987     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086421     Document Type: Article

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