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Epicutaneous exposure to protein antigen and food allergy

K HSIEH, C.‐C. Tsai, Chih-Hao Wu, R H Lin

Clinical & Experimental Allergy · 2003 · 116 citations · 41 references

Abstract

We demonstrated for the first time that food allergy can be induced by allergen exposure through the skin. Our results identify a novel role of EC sensitization in the pathogenesis of food allergy.

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