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Early life markers of atopy and asthma
Author(s) -
Ulrich Wahn,
Renate L. Bergmann,
Renate Nickel
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.0280s1020.x
Subject(s) - atopy , asthma , immunology , genetic marker , medicine , immunoglobulin e , natural history , disease , biology , gene , genetics , antibody
Since early intervention could modulate the natural course of atopic disease, the availability of predictive markers is of considerable interest. As long as specific genetic markers are not available, early IgE‐responses (hen's egg) together with a positive family history of atopy can be proposed as highly specific and predictive markers, which could define subgroups as potential candidates for secondary prevention.