Analysis of the conformation and thermal stability of the high-affinity IgE Fc receptor β chain polymorphic proteinsFootnote^*

^*Abbreviations: FcεRI, high-affinity IgE Fc receptor; ITAM, immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif; ΔG_unf, Gibbs free energy of unfolding; CD, circular dichroism

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