1. "Atopic" means that there is typically a genetic tendency toward allergic disease

2. The present invention alleviates allergic disease, and enables an anti-allergy agent containing β-palmitic acid as the active ingredient to be used as an antiallergy agent having no side effects.

3. A method of examining an allergic disease and a method of screening a therapeutically useful compound by using the expression levels of these genes in biological samples as indications are provided.

4. Due to the increasing incidence of hymenoptera venom allergies and the potentially life-threatening reactions, it is important for otolaryngologists working in allergology to have an understanding of modern diagnostic and treatment standards for this allergic disease.

5. AllerGen will also address the dire shortage of allergists and allergic disease researchers in Canada, offering new positions for more than 100 research trainees, and doubling the number of highly qualified Canadian clinical specialists and research scientists produced in this field each year.