Gene find boosts allergy research
Date: 31.12.2007
**Gene-targeting therapies** could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, say UK and Swiss scientists.
A gene called **"GATA-3"** can stop the body's immune system from working properly when it meets potential allergens, they say.
The journal PLoS Biology reports that mice with dominant GATA-3 didn't produce enough key immune cells to prevent allergy attacks.
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