Smith D L, deShazo R D
University of South Alabama, Mobile.
JAMA. 1994 Jun 1;271(21):1653-4.
An apparent epidemic of fatal asthma has occurred despite ever-increasing expenditures for asthma medications. Atopy is the genetic predisposition toward responses that result in the formation of large quantities of allergen-specific IgE. Biotechnology has made it possible to manufacture proteins that regulate immune responses.
尽管在哮喘药物上的支出不断增加，但仍出现了明显的致命性哮喘流行。特应性是指对导致大量过敏原特异性IgE形成的反应的遗传易感性。生物技术已使制造调节免疫反应的蛋白质成为可能。
