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Molecular characterization of Der p 10: A diagnostic marker for broad sensitization in house dust mite allergyTropomyosins represent clinically relevant seafood allergens but the role of mite tropomyosin
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Infection and the development of allergic diseaseAn improved understanding of the roles of protein kinases in intracellular signalling and disease progression has driven significant advances in protein...
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Distinguishing benign from pathologic TH2 immunity in atopic childrenIn addition to its role in blocking TH2 effector activation in the late-phase allergic response, IL-10 is a known IgG1 switch factor
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Influence of secular trends and sample size on reference equations for lung function testsThe aim of our study was to determine the contribution of secular trends and sample size to lung function reference equations, and establish the number...
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Differences in innate immune function between allergic and nonallergic children: New insights into immune ontogenyWe sought to explore whether allergic children show differences in microbial Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated responses over their first 5 years of life.
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Pressurised metered dose inhaler-spacer technique in young children improves with video instructionRepeated video instruction over time improves inhaler technique in young children
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CD4 allergen tetramersThe introduction of class II tetramers for identifying antigen-binding CD41 cells has lagged behind the use of class I tetramers because of difficulties...
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The role of dendritic cells and regulatory T cells in the regulation of allergic asthmaAirways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is one of the major clinical features of allergic airways disease including allergic asthma
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The transient value of classifying preschool wheeze into episodic viral wheeze and multiple trigger wheezeA recently proposed method for classifying preschool wheeze is to describe it as either episodic (viral) wheeze or multiple trigger wheeze.
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Environmental impact of inhaled medicines: A Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand position statementGlobally, more than 1.2 billion inhalers are purchased for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) annually. In Australia and New Zealand, pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) are the leading delivery device prescribed and pMDI salbutamol can be purchased over the counter in Australia. These inhalers are a major contributor to healthcare related greenhouse gases.