Epigenetics mediate environment: Gene effects on occupational sensitization

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-118

  Pacheco, Karin A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; environment; epigenetics; T cells; workplace

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84858148674     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328351518f     Document Type: Review

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