Lung function decline, chronic bronchitis, and occupational exposures in young adults (Publications)
RATIONALE: Occupational exposures to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have been shown to be a risk factor of airway obstruction in cross-sectional studies in the general population. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was
Natural history of primary eosinophilic esophagitis: a follow-up of 30 adult patients for up to 11.5 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Primary eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic, increasingly recognized, interleukin 5-driven inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. The leading symptom in adults is uniform attacks
High levels of grass pollen inside European dairy farms: a role for the allergy-protective effects of environment? (Publications)
Background: There is evidence of an allergy protective effect in children raised on farm. It has been assumed that microbial exposure may confer this protection. However in farm, little attention has
Genesis of and trafficking to the Maurer's clefts of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected erythrocytes (Publications)
Malaria parasites export proteins beyond their own plasma membrane to locations in the red blood cells in which they reside. Maurer's clefts are parasite-derived structures within the host cell cytopl