The role of genetics in food allergy

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INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of food allergies (FAs) increases worldwide, our understanding of their pathophysiology and risk factors is markedly expanding. In the past few decades, an increasing number of genes have been linked to FA. Identification of such genes may help in predicting the genetic risk for FA development, age of onset, clinical manifestation, causative allergen(s), and possibly the optimal...

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