Circulating Th2 memory cells in IgG4-related disease are restricted to a defined subset of subjects with atopy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 399-402

  Mattoo, H ^a   Della Torre, E ^a,b   Mahajan, V S ^a   Stone, J H ^a   Pillai, S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergy; atopy; IgG4 RD; Th2 response

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ATOPY; IGG4-RD; TH2 RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; TH2 CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894279154     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12342     Document Type: Article

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