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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2015

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

Klaus Bønnelykke, Rachel Sparks, Johannes Waage, Joshua D Milner

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Genome-wide cross-trait analysis of heterogeneous outcomes in early life atopic dermatitis.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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  3. Asia Pacific allergy · 2025
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  4. Food allergens in immune systems.Food science and biotechnology · 2025
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  7. Prenatal Factors in the Development of Allergic Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  17. Co-occurring medical conditions among individuals with ASD-associated disruptive mutations.Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Klaus BønnelykkeCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: kb@copsac.com.
Rachel SparksSystems Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit, Laboratory of Systems Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Johannes WaageCOPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Joshua D MilnerGenetics and Pathogenesis of Allergy Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
University of Copenhagen · DKNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Genetic and Pathophysiologic Study of Atopic DiseaseZIAAI001183 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI MILNER, JOSHUA · 2013 to 2019
$8.7M
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Atopic DermatitisZIAAI001098 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI MILNER, JOSHUA · 2009 to 2019
$6.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AI999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAnimalsAutoimmunityGenetic Association StudiesGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansHypersensitivityImmunizationMutationPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableQuantitative Trait Loci

Identifiers

PMID26386198
PMCPMC4610744
OpenAlexW1651524339

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