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Maternal immune status in pregnancy is related to offspring’s immune responses and atopy risk

Gunda Herberth, Denise Hinz, Stefan Röder, Uwe Schlink, Ulrich Sack, Ulrike Diez, Michael Borte, Irina Lehmann

Allergy · 2011 · 81 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Maternal inflammatory cytokines during pregnancy correlate with children's corresponding cytokines at the age of one but are not related to IgE or AD. While maternal IgE predicts children's IgE, AD in children is only associated with maternal disease.

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