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Human subjects are exposed constantly to various antigens in the environment. Although many of us can tolerate such exposure thanks to regulatory T (Treg) cells that dampen the unnecessary immune response, asthmatic patients demonstrate a persistent response, resulting in chronic airway inflammation. In this issue, Chen et al (p 1351) investigated an immunologic switch that regulates the process and found the following:

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