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Cigarette Smoke Exposure Ontology
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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Atopy
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Atopy
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| Preferred Name | Atopy |
| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| label | Atopy
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| prefLabel | Atopy
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| DEFINITION | A genetic predisposition to form IgE antibodies in response to exposure to allergens and therefore, for the development of immediate (type I) hypersensitivity and atopic conditions, such as allergic rhinitis; bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy. Mutations of specific alleles on the long arm of chromosome 5 have been associated with higher levels of IL-4 and IgE and are known as IL-4 promoter polymorphisms.
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| Synonym | Atopic Allergy
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| isDefinedBy | A genetic predisposition to form IgE antibodies in response to exposure to allergens and therefore, for the development of immediate (type I) hypersensitivity and atopic conditions, such as allergic rhinitis; bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy. Mutations of specific alleles on the long arm of chromosome 5 have been associated with higher levels of IL-4 and IgE and are known as IL-4 promoter polymorphisms.
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:Atopy
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| FULL_SYN | Atopic Allergy
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