Favorable hymenoptera sting reactions during childhood may have enabled transmission of responsible allergic genotype into generations

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-332

  Mingomataj, Ervin Ç ^a  

^a Mother Theresa School of Medicine   (Albania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33744832434     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.052     Document Type: Article

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