Prevalence of atopy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, hepatitis B virus carriers, and healthy children: Role of T helper 1 (Th1)-type immune response

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-170

  Cakir, Murat ^a,b   Akcay, Seker ^a   Karakas, Taner ^a   Gedik, Yusuf ^a   Okten, Aysenur ^a   Orhan, Fazil ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kazim Dirik Mah Ankara Cad N   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Atopy; HBV carriers; Prevalence; T helper 1; T helper 2; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PREVALENCE; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 43149116800     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3091     Document Type: Article

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