The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 1090-1092 , May 2005

Eosinophilic esophagitis is frequently associated with IgE-mediated allergic airway diseases

  • Dagmar Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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  • Hanspeter Marti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Pius Heer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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  • Hans-Uwe Simon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Lasse R. Braathen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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  • Alex Straumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland

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 Supported by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant no. 31-58916.99).

PII: S0091-6749(05)00128-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.01.017

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 1090-1092 , May 2005

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