Allergy and immunology.
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.
Smith
D L
DL
University of South Alabama, Mobile.
deShazo
R D
RD
D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States