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Comparison of the Effect of Ribosomal Immunotherapy on Plasma Levels of Total IgE and Cytokines IL-4, IL-5, IL-12 and IFNγ in Adult Atopic and Non-Atopic Patients during the Pollen Season

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This study was funded by Pierre Fabre Médicament, France. The authors have provided no information on conflicts of interest directly relevant to the content of this study.

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  1. Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    J. Bystroň, L. Heller & D. Pazderová

  2. Department of Immunology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Z. Heřmanová & J. Szotkovská

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Bystroň, J., Heřmanová, Z., Szotkovská, J. et al. Comparison of the Effect of Ribosomal Immunotherapy on Plasma Levels of Total IgE and Cytokines IL-4, IL-5, IL-12 and IFNγ in Adult Atopic and Non-Atopic Patients during the Pollen Season. Clin. Drug Investig. 24, 755–760 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200424120-00007

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