Food allergy: immune mechanisms, diagnosis and immunotherapy

Nature Reviews Immunology 16, 751 (2016). doi:10.1038/nri.2016.111 Authors: Wong Yu, Deborah M. Hussey Freeland & Kari C. Nadeau Food allergy is a pathological, potentially deadly, immune reaction triggered by normally innocuous food protein antigens. The prevalence of food allergies is rising and the standard of care is not optimal, consisting of food-allergen avoidance and treatment of allergen-induced systemic reactions with adrenaline. Thus, accurate
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