Broekaert, Ilse J. MD; Walker, W. Allan MD
*Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
†Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health [PO1 DK33506, P30 DK40561, R37 HD12437 and RO1 DK70260 (WAW)] as well as from a Fulbright Scholarship by the United States Department of State (IJB) and a research fellowship from Mead Johnson (IJB).
Reprints: Allan W. Walker, MD, Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital-East, 114 16 Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 (e-mail: [email protected]).
Received for publication September 29, 2005; accepted November 16, 2005