(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Together with colleagues from the Department of Dermatology and Allergy and the Center for Allergy and Environment of the Technische Universität München, scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have pinpointed a major gene for allergic diseases.

The gene was localized using cutting edge technologies for examining the whole human genome at the Helmholtz Zentrum München.