High-titer IgE antibody specific for pollen allergens in northern California is associated with both wheezing and total serum IgE

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 706-708

  Erwin, Elizabeth A ^a   Hosen, Jake ^a   Pollart, Susan M ^a   Reid, Michael J ^b   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Allergy and Immunology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; MITE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 61549130934     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.11.042     Document Type: Letter

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