Tracing the Origins of IgE, Mast Cells, and Allergies by Studies of Wild Animals

In most industrialized countries, allergies have increased in frequency quite dramatically during the past 50 years. Estimates show that 20–30% of the populations are affected. Allergies have thereby become one of the major medical challenges of the twenty-first century. Despite several theories inc...

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Main Authors: Lars Torkel Hellman, Srinivas Akula, Michael Thorpe, Zhirong Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
IgE
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01749/full