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Category:GO:0016068 ! type I hypersensitivity
name: type I hypersensitivity
namespace: biological_process
def: "An inflammatory response driven by antigen recognition by antibodies bound to Fc receptors on mast cells or basophils, occurring within minutes after exposure of a sensitized individual to the antigen, and leading to the release of a variety of inflammatory mediators such as histamines." [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149]
comment: Note that localized and systemic anaphylaxis is usually a result of type I hypersensitivity.
synonym: "immediate hypersensitivity response" EXACT []
xref: Wikipedia:Type_I_hypersensitivity
is_a: GO:0002524 ! hypersensitivity
is_a: GO:0016064 ! immunoglobulin mediated immune response
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<GOterm>GO:0016068</GOterm>
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