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Favorable hymenoptera sting reactions during childhood may have enabled transmission of responsible allergic genotype into generations.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2006
Mingomataj Ervin C
Abstract excerpt
Allergic reactions caused by hymenoptera venoms represent a major medical problem for certain groups of population. In addition to different anaphylaxis reactions, less frequent fatal cases have been recorded in Europe and USA. It has been observed that generally, following the initial anaphylaxis reaction to the venom of such insects, milder and less frequent successive reactions occur in children than in...
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