Is peanut causing food allergy in Cuba? Preliminary assessment of allergic sensitization and IgE specificity profile to peanut allergens in Cuban allergic patients
Abstract Background Peanut allergy is increasing at an alarming pace in developed countries. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is a common food in Cuba. Nevertheless, reported values of sensitization and symptom severity are usually low. As our objective, we carried out an evaluation of allergic sensitivity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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| Series: | World Allergy Organization Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40413-017-0156-1 |