Pathogenesis of food allergy in the pediatric patient

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 621-629

  Chin, Stacy ^a   Vickery, Brian P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Dendritic cells; Food allergy; IgE; Oral tolerance; Pathogenesis; Pathophysiology; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CD103 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CX3CR1; FILAGGRIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPICUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WHEAT ALLERGY;

CHILD; DENDRITIC CELLS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METAGENOME; MUCINS;

EID: 84870578361     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0296-x     Document Type: Review

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