Egg-white-specific IgA and IgA2 antibodies in egg-allergic children: Is there a role in tolerance induction?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-70

  Konstantinou, George N ^a,b   Nowak Wegrzyn, Anna ^a   Bencharitiwong, Ramon ^a   Bardina, Luda ^a   Sicherer, Scott H ^a   Sampson, Hugh A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Egg white; Food allergy; Immunoglobulin A; Neutralizing antibodies; Tolerance induction

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES; TOLERANCE INDUCTION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATTLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG PROTEINS, DIETARY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFANT; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894256021     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12143     Document Type: Article

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