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HLA class II DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 genotypic associations with peanut allergy: evidence from a family-based and case-control study.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Feb 1998
Howell W M, Turner S J, Hourihane J O, Dean T P, Warner J O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peanut is one of the most common foods provoking allergic reactions and is the most frequent cause of fatal and near-fatal food-induced anaphylaxis. However, as yet, little is known of the genetic and immunological mechanisms which underly peanut allergy. OBJECTIVE: Based on findings in other allergic diseases, we have investigated whether particular human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class II genetic...
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