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Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 821578, 18 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/821578
Review Article

Modulation of Specific and Allergy-Related Immune Responses by Helminths

Emilia Daniłowicz-Luebert, Noëlle L. O'Regan, Svenja Steinfelder, and Susanne Hartmann

Department of Molecular Parasitology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Building 14, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Received 15 July 2011; Accepted 9 September 2011

Academic Editor: Luis I. Terrazas

Copyright © 2011 Emilia Daniłowicz-Luebert et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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