Elevated levels of IgE have been detected in atopic conditions like allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, anaphylaxia (Platts-Mills, 2001; Wallace et al., 2008) thus making FCεRI a plausible target molecule in the study of the mechanisms involved in the development and in the clinical presentation of allergy. The gene discussed is FCER1A; the disease is asthma.