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Early life exposure to dietary and inhalant allergens.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Vance Gillian H S, Holloway Judith A
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence points to early life, including fetal life, as being a critical time period during which the infant's allergic fate may be determined. However, initial antigen priming in utero necessitates fetal exposure to maternally derived allergen. This article reviews our current knowledge regarding materno-fetal allergen transfer in vivo and reflects on mechanisms by which this exposure might exert...
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