Benefits of understanding allergen thresholds

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Aug;134(2):399-400. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.05.007. Epub 2014 Jun 19.

Authors

Stefano Luccioli¹, Ernest K Kwegyir-Afful²

Affiliations

¹ Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Additive Safety, College Park, Md. Electronic address: stefano.luccioli@fda.hhs.gov.
² Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Additive Safety, College Park, Md.

PMID: 24954274
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.05.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Food allergen; challenge; dose; risk; threshold.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

2S Albumins, Plant / blood*
Allergens / immunology*
Antigens, Plant / blood*
Arachis / immunology*
Female
Glycoproteins / blood*
Humans
Male
Peanut Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Plant Proteins / administration & dosage*

Substances

2S Albumins, Plant
Allergens
Antigens, Plant
Ara h 2 allergen, Arachis hypogaea
Glycoproteins
Plant Proteins