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Increased Interleukin-4 and Decreased Interferon Gamma Production in Children with Asthma: Function of Atopy or Asthma?

Akgul Akpinarli Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Unit, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Dicle Guc Basic Oncology Department, Oncology Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Omer Kalayci Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Unit, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Emre Yigitbas Basic Oncology Department, Oncology Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
&
Alev Ozon Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 159-165 | Published online: 29 Apr 2002

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