Different Implications of Paternal and Maternal Atopy for Perinatal IgE Production and Asthma Development

Asthma is a hereditary disease associated with IgE-mediated reaction. Whether maternal atopy and paternal atopy have different impacts on perinatal IgE production and asthma development remains unclear. This paper reviews and summarizes the effects of maternal and paternal atopy on the developmental...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chiang Wu, Rong-Fu Chen, Ho-Chang Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/132142