Polymorphisms in the interleukin‐4 and interleukin‐4 receptor α chain genes confer susceptibility to asthma and atopy in a Caucasian population
- 5 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
- Vol. 33 (8) , 1111-1117
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01731.x
Abstract
Background IL-4 by binding to its receptor (IL-4R) is essential for the development of airway inflammation present in asthma, through the induction of IgE synthesis in B cells and differentiation of...Keywords
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