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  • Association between serum total IgE, allergic diseases and geohelminth infections in Sri Lankan children 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Douglass, J.; O’Hehir, R.E.; Weerasinghe, A. (BioMed Central, 2007)
    BACKGROUND: Elevated levels of total IgE (tIgE) in serum are characteristic of allergic diseases. Levels of tIgE are influenced by genetic predisposition, age, sex and helminth infections. However, the association between ...
  • Reduced risk of atopic diseases among schoolchildren infected with intestinal Nematodes 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Douglass, J.; O’Hehir, R.; Weerasinghe, A. (Federation of Immunology Societies of Asia-Oceania, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: The effect of helminth infections on atopic diseases and allergic sensitization is controversial. Little is known about the effect of infection on atopic diseases in children living in areas where both intestinal ...
  • Rhinitis and asthma: it's one airway after all 
    Amarasiri, D.L.; Douglass, J. (Medicine Today Pty Limited, 2006)
    The concept of `united airways disease - that allergic asthma and rhinitis are manifestations of a single inflammatory airways disease - is supported by laboratory and epidemiological studies and by treatment responses

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