Annals of Internal Medicine · 1979 · 37 citations · 16 references
Life SciencesGeneticsImmunologyAllergyHuman GeneticsImmunogeneticsAirway DiseasesFungal GeneticsFungal ImmunologyFungal InfectionsRespiratory DiseaseAllergenic Fungal ExposureAllergic Fungal DiseaseAspergillus ImmunologyEnvironmental Exposure RiskFungal Lung DiseaseImmunogenetics Of Fungal SusceptibilityPulmonary AspergillosisPulmonary Fungal Infections
A family was recently studied in which two brothers with identical HLA serotypes had allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. One of the two had a normal bronchogram. A field investigation of the family residence showed that a barn was the probable source of the organism causing disease in these patients. Immunologic characterization of the family members showed a broad spectrum of response to the environmental exposure.
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