Questions tagged [hypersensitivity]
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Dnase data for GRCh38
This question below turned to be completely faulty. I don't have to do anything with DNase data for GRCh38.
I asked it because of the file count difference between hg38 and hg37, which I thought to be ...
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Why is the penicillin/ceftriaxone hypersensitivity test only done once?
I have had a severe bacterial infection. I was prescribed ceftriaxone, and when the time came for injecting it the nurse asked me whether I have an allergy to ceftriaxone. I answered that it's my ...
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Why does histamine release in Type I hypersensitivity help in case of parasites?
The IgE system exists because the same events which lead to often-life threatening complications of allergy, in presence of parasites are helpful in their elimination.
The tissue injury mediated ...
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Pathogenesis of type IV hypersensitivity
In hypersensitivity, as I understand it, a normal immune response gets excessive, misdirected or wrongly regulated to cause tissue injury. The various types determine the various ways in which the ...
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How plasma cells switches secreting different Ig classes?
In Type 1 hypersensitivity how do B lymphocytes switch Ig classes, from synthesizing IgG to IgE? What is the mechanism? I studied multiple pathology books, it says the same as for IgG secreting ...
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Hypersensitivity Simultaneously in Ear canals
I got experimental data where hypersensitivity (i.e. tonic pain when touching ear canal) was recognised for about 100 minutes.
I do not know which type of hypersensitivity is this one.
IgM can ...
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Is nutrient absorption different in Hypersensitive I patients?
I am thinking how the nutrient absorption differs between between patients with allergies (Hypersensitivity I) and those not.
The current guideline about number of eggs in diet is one daily ...
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