title: Allergy and immunology.
abstract: An apparent epidemic of fatal asthma has occurred despite ever-increasing expenditures for asthma medications. Atopy is the genetic predisposition toward responses that result in the formation of large quantities of allergen-specific IgE. Biotechnology has made it possible to manufacture proteins that regulate immune responses.
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Mobile.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: deShazo
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States