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Anti-IgE therapy protects against peanut allergy
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  1. N Goldsack
  1. Kent and Canterbury Hospital, UK NeilGoldsack@balagreen.freeserve.co.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.6.532

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    ▴ Leung DY, Sampson HA, Yunginger JW, et al. Effect of anti-IgE therapy in patients with peanut allergy. N Engl J Med2003;348:986–93
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    Peanut induced anaphylaxis (believed to be an IgE mediated condition) may result in death. Mortality in this increasingly common illness is usually associated with accidental ingestion of the equivalent of one to two peanuts. This multicentred, double …

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