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Latex allergy and filaggrin null mutations.
Journal of dentistry - 1 Feb 2011
Carlsen Berit C, Meldgaard Michael, Hamann Dathan, Hamann Quinlan, Hamann Carsten, Thyssen Jacob P, Meyer Daniel M, Gruninger Stephen E, Hamann Curt
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OBJECTIVES: Natural rubber latex (NRL) contains over 200 proteins of which 13 have been identified as allergens and the cause of type I latex allergy. Health care workers share a high occupational risk for developing latex allergy. Filaggrin null mutations increase the risk of type I sensitizatio...
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