Reduced Interferon-γ Production and Mutations of the Interleukin-12 Receptor β2 Chain Gene in Atopic Subjects

Naomi Kondo,Eiko Matsui,Hideo Kaneko,Toshiyuki Fukao,Takahide Teramoto,Ryosuke Inoue,Mizuho Watanabe,Kimiko Kasahara,Naoko Morimoto

Reduced Interferon-γ Production and Mutations of the Interleukin-12 Receptor β2 Chain Gene in Atopic Subjects

2001

Naomi Kondo
Eiko Matsui
Hideo Kaneko
Toshiyuki Fukao
Takahide Teramoto
Ryosuke Inoue
Mizuho Watanabe
Kimiko Kasahara
Naoko Morimoto

Background: The atopic patient has a predisposition to selective synthesis of IgE antibodies to common environmental antigens. IgE production is upregulated by interleukin-4 (IL-4)

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Virology
Immunology
Immunoglobulin E
Antigen
Cytokine
Interferon
Cancer research
Interleukin-12 receptor
Interferon gamma
Interleukin 12
Atopy
Biology
Allergy

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