Effects of poor hygiene on cytokine phenotypes in children in the tropics

Abstract We describe immune phenotypes (innate and adaptive cytokines) according to environmental exposure using latent class analysis. A total of 310 schoolchildren living in Ecuador were assayed for spontaneous cytokine production as well as mitogen (SEB)-stimulated cytokines in whole blood cultur...

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Main Authors: C. A. Figueiredo, L. D. Amorim, M. Vaca, M. E. Chico, A. C. Campos, M. L. Barreto, P. J. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40413-016-0124-1