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Genetics of allergy and allergic sensitization: common variants, rare mutations

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Bønnelykke, Klaus, Sparks, Rachel, Waage, Johannes, Milner, Joshua D·2015·Current Opinion in Immunology

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Our understanding of the specific genetic lesions in allergy has improved in recent years due to identification of common risk variants from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and studies of rare, monogenic diseases. Large-scale GWAS have identified novel susceptibility loci and provided information about shared genetics between allergy, related phenotypes and autoimmunity. Studies of monogenic diseases have elucidated critical cellular pathways and protein functions responsible for allergy. These complementary approaches imply genetic mechanisms involved in Th2 immunity, T-cell differentiation, TGFβ signaling, regulatory T-cell function and skin/mucosal function as well as yet unknown mechanisms associated with newly identified genes. Future studies, in combination with data on gene expression and epigenetics, are expected to increase our understanding of the pathogenesis of allergy.

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Authors
Bønnelykke, K., Sparks, R., Waage, J., & Milner, J. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Bønnelykke, Klaus
Venue
Current Opinion in Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-10
Volume
36
Pages
115-126
ISSN
0952-7915 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1651524339
Cited by
73
References
77
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FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Intramural Research Program of the NIH
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
allergy genetics, allergen sensitization, common genetic variants, rare mutations, genome-wide association study, Th2 immune response, T cell differentiation, TGF-beta signaling, regulatory T cells, autoimmunity, epigenetics
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Hypersensitivity, Immunization, Mutation, Phenotype, Genetic Variation, Autoimmunity, Quantitative Trait, Heritable, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genetic Association Studies

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