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Researchers at LeukoSite and university collaborators reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that they have cloned the human eotaxin gene. Eotaxin, a chemokine, is a specific chemoattractant for eosinophils.

The study found that eosinophils, the white blood cells which are major contributors to the tissue damage in asthma, had a high number of eotaxin receptors on their surface. Both eosinophils and eotaxin were found in a high concentration in a human nasal polyp. ...