The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 2, Supplement 2 , Pages S384-S387 , February 2008

5. Genetics of allergic disease

  • John W. Steinke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Asthma and Allergic Disease Center, Beirne Carter Center for Immunology Research, Charlottesville, Va
    • ,
  • Stephen S. Rich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, Va
    • ,
  • Larry Borish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Asthma and Allergic Disease Center, Beirne Carter Center for Immunology Research, Charlottesville, Va
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Larry Borish, MD, Asthma and Allergic Disease Center, Beirne Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia Health Systems, PO Box 801355, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1355.

Received 11 April 2007 ,Revised 18 July 2007 ,Accepted 20 July 2007.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)01428-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.07.029

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 2, Supplement 2 , Pages S384-S387 , February 2008

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