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Asthma and Wheezing in the First Six Years of Life

1995 • 3,773 citations

Exposure to House-Dust Mite Allergen (Der pI) and the Development of Asthma in Childhood

1990 • 1,677 citations

Role of interleukin 10 in specific immunotherapy.

1998 • 980 citations

Development of allergen-specific T-cell memory in atopic and normal children

1999 • 925 citations

Sensitisation, asthma, and a modified Th2 response in children exposed to cat allergen: a population-based cross-sectional study

2001 • 791 citations

Der p 1 facilitates transepithelial allergen delivery by disruption of tight junctions

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Indoor allergens and asthma:Report of the Third International Workshop

1997 • 732 citations

Serologic aspects of IgG4 antibodies. I. Prolonged immunization results in an IgG4-restricted response.

1983 • 727 citations

A Community-based Study of the Epidemiology of Asthma: Incidence Rates, 1964–1983

1992 • 723 citations

The relative risks of sensitivity to grass pollen, house dust mite and cat dander in the development of childhood asthma

1989 • 611 citations

Does early exposure to cat or dog protect against later allergy development?

1999 • 540 citations

Changing Patterns of Asthma Mortality

1990 • 507 citations

A two-site monoclonal antibody ELISA for the quantification of the major Dermatophagoides spp. allergens, Der p I and Der f I

1989 • 400 citations

Airborne Concentrations and Particle Size Distribution of Allergen Derived from Domestic Cats (Felis domesticus): Measurements Using Cascade Impactor, Liquid Impinger, and a Two-site Monoclonal Antibody Assay forFel dI

1990 • 340 citations

Relationship of indoor allergen exposure to skin test sensitivity in inner-city children with asthma

1998 • 336 citations

Evidence for the Increase in Asthma Worldwide

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The MHC class I-related receptor, FcRn, plays an essential role in the maternofetal transfer of γ-globulin in humans

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Early life risk factors for adult asthma: A birth cohort study of subjects at risk

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Development of IgE and IgG antibodies to food and inhalant allergens in children at risk of allergic disease.

1985 • 217 citations

Maternal smoking during pregnancy, urine cotinine concentrations, and birth outcomes. A prospective cohort study

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Sensitization to Dust Mites as a Dominant Risk Factor for Asthma among Adolescents Living in Central Virginia

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Relationship of parental smoking to wheezing and nonwheezing lower respiratory tract illnesses in infancy

1991 • 174 citations

IgA and IgG anti-ragweed antibodies in nasal secretions. Quantitative measurements of antibodies and correlation with inhibition of histamine release.

1976 • 170 citations

The placental transfer of IgG subclasses in human pregnancy.

1980 • 142 citations

Prenatal allergic sensitization to helminth antigens in offspring of parasite-infected mothers.

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Analytic precision and accuracy of commercial immunoassays for specific IgE: Establishing a standard

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Occupational asthma and rhinitis related to laboratory rats: Serum IgG and IgE antibodies to the rat urinary allergen

1987 • 121 citations

Measurement of IgE Antibody by an Antigen-Binding Assay: Correlation with PK Activity and IgG and IgA Antibodies to Allergens

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Switch circles from IL-4-directed epsilon class switching from human B lymphocytes. Evidence for direct, sequential, and multiple step sequential switch from mu to epsilon Ig heavy chain gene.

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Incidence and Remission of Asthma in Schoolchildren: Report From the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden Studies

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The rising trends in asthma

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A subclass IgG4-specific antigen-binding radioimmunoassay (RIA): Comparison between IgG and IgG4 antibodies to food and inhaled antigens in adult atopic dermatitis after desensitization treatment and during development of antibody responses in children

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Asthma Hospitalization Trends in Charleston, South Carolina, 1956 to 1997: Twenty-fold Increase Among Black Children During a 30-Year Period

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Diagnostic performance characteristics of the standard Phadebas RAST, modified RAST, and pharmacia CAP system versus skin testing.

1991 • 61 citations

The IgG subclass antibody response to an inhalant antigen (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) during the first year of life: evidence for early stimulation of the immune system following natural exposure

1992 • 48 citations

Apical to Basolateral Transcytosis and Apical Recycling of Immunoglobulin G in Trophoblast-Derived BeWo Cells: Effects of Low Temperature, Nocodazole, and Cytochalasin D

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Analysis of γ4 Germline Transcription in Human B Cells

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Measurement of cat allergen levels in the home by use of an amplified ELISA

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1977 • 24 citations

Humoral Immune Responses to Pig Urinary Proteins and Respiratory Health of Pig Farmers

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