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Food allergy is an adverse immunological reaction to allergens present in food. Up to 4% adults and 8% children are affected by food allergy. The increase in allergic diseases to food has led to the need for better diagnostics and more effective therapeutic approaches.
This book describes the molecular biology and immunology of major food allergens, from laboratory based science to clinical immunology, encompassing novel characterisation and quantification methods, the application of recombinant food allergens in molecular diagnosis and the development of novel therapeutics. This book is the ideal reference tool for researchers, students and allergy clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage food allergies. New & Used
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Dr Lopata's Food Allergy: Molecular and Clinical Practice (CRC Press) provides a comprehensive review of the molecular underpinnings of food allergy. The book is divided into 12 chapters. The !rst chapter provides an overview of the molecular pro!les of the major allergen families in the context of the toxin hypothesis that the allergic immune response evolved as a defense mechanism against toxic environmental substances. Chapters 3 to 6 review important developments concerning the
common food allergens. The other chapters discuss tolerance to vaccines for individuals with egg allergy, the cross-reactivity of shell!sh tropomyosin with dust mite and cockroach, and the common misdiagnosis of fish allergy for reactions to anisakis. Chapters 8 and 9 focus on occupational allergies, highlighting the needs for improved legislative and organizational management.
The book ends with a review of the technology for the diagnosis and treatment of food allergy, including immunoassay, mass spectrometry, and recombinant food allergens. This book is an important review of the molecular basis of food allergy and the future of biotechnology and environmental policy in abating global food allergy.
Ryan Din, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Hassenfeld Children's Hospital
New York, New York
Department of Pediatrics
Gastroenterology and Nutrition
School of Medicine Collegium Medicum
University of Warmia and Mazury
Olsztyn, Poland
common food allergens. The other chapters discuss tolerance to vaccines for individuals with egg allergy, the cross-reacti
The book ends with a review of the technology for the diagnosis and treatment of food allergy, including immunoassay,
Ryan Din, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Anna Nowak-Wegrzy
Department of Pediatrics
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Hassenfeld Children's Hospital
New York, New York
Department of Pediatrics
Gastroentero
School of Medicine Collegium Medicum
University of Warmia and Mazury
Olsztyn, Poland