Plasmacytoid dendritic cells during infancy are inversely associated with childhood respiratory tract infections and wheezing
Background: It has been proposed that immune dysfunction during early childhood plays an important role in asthma pathogenesis. However, it is not known specifically whether changes in dendritic cells (DCs) during infancy antedate the development of respiratory tract infections, asthma, and related...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Mosby, Inc.
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45046 |