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SUBMITTER: McWilliams LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3660769 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20120816 10
Food allergy affects 3.9% of US children and is increasing in prevalence. The current standard of care involves avoidance of the triggering food and treatment for accidental ingestions. While there is no current curative treatment, there are a number of therapeutic strategies under investigation. Allergen specific therapies include oral and sublingual immunotherapy with native food protein as well as recombinant food proteins. Allergen non-specific therapies include a Chinese herbal formula (FAH ...[more]