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Genetic predisposition to natural rubber latex allergy differs between health care workers and high-risk patients.
Anesthesia and analgesia - 1 May 2010
Monitto Constance L, Hamilton Robert G, Levey Eric, Jedlicka Anne E, Dziedzic Amanda, Gearhart John P, Boyadjiev Simeon A, Brown Robert H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In health care workers, the natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy phenotype has been shown to be associated with promoter polymorphisms in interleukins 13 and 18 (IL13 and IL18) when compared with nonatopic controls. However, it is not known whether high-risk patient populations, such as those born with neural tube defects or genitourinary abnormalities, demonstrate a heightened propensity toward the...
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