Cat and dust mite allergen levels, specific IgG and IgG4, and respiratory symptoms in adults

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 697-704

  Jarvis, Deborah ^a   Zock, Jan Paul ^f   Heinrich, Joachim ^e   Svanes, Cecilie ^h   Verlato, Giuseppe ^c   Olivieri, Mario ^d   Villani, Simona ^g   Ponzio, Michela ^g   Leynaert, Benedicte ^k   Sunyer, Jordi ^f,j,l   Dahlman Hoglund, Anna ^j   Chinn, Susan ^b   Luczynska, Christina ^m   Norbäck, Dan ⁱ   Burney, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^h HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^k Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^m NONE

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Author keywords

cat; ECRHS; house dust mite; IgG

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CAT; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SYMPTOM; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CATS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33847262921     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.10.042     Document Type: Article

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