Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Historical Introduction -- Chapter 2. Population Selection and Methods of Evaluating Immunologic Responses to Allergens -- Chapter 3. Allergens and Allergen Nomenclature -- Chapter 4. The Relevance of Allergen Standardization and Purity to Epidemiologic and Genetic Studies of Immune Responses to Allergens -- Chapter 5. Epidemiology of Atopic Allergy -- Supplement. Prevalence of Percutaneous Immediate Hypersensitivity and Histamine Reactivity in the U.S. Population: Data from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey -- Chapter 6. Environmental and Developmental Factors in Allergic Disease in Infancy and Early Childhood -- Chapter 7. Immunogenetic and Immunochemical Factors Determining Immune Responsiveness to Allergens: Studies in Unrelated Subjects -- Chapter 8. Genetic Control of IgE Antibody Responses in Humans: The Amb V (Ra5) Model -- Chapter 9. Immunogenetics of Specific Immune Responses to Allergens in Twins and Families -- Chapter 10. Genetic Aspects of Bronchial Hyperreactivity -- Chapter 11. The Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Control of Basophil and Mast Cell Releasability -- Chapter 12. Family Analysis and Genetic Counseling for Allergic Diseases -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y.