The secretory tailpiece isoform of IgE is not associated with Allergy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 942-943

  Aslam, A ^a   Lewis, R J ^b   Wheatley, A ^b   Pleass, R J ^b   Sayers, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atopy; Hayfever; IgE; IgE tailpiece

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SKIN TESTS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 45149133155     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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