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Autoimmunity
Atopy - A hereditary predisposition to the developement of immediate hypersensitivity which is mapped to chromosome 5 and linked to regions that produce cytokines IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, and granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor - Another locus is on chromosome 11 that encodes the beta chain of the high-affinity IgE receptor - Atopic individuals have abnormally high levels of circulating IgE and elevated numbers of eosinophils