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Review
. 1991 May;17(2):287-307.

Dietary antigens and immunologic disease in humans

C Cunningham-Rundles  1
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  • PMID: 1862239
Review

Dietary antigens and immunologic disease in humans

C Cunningham-Rundles. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1991 May.

Abstract

Absorption of small amounts of various dietary antigens in an intact state is a normal phenomenon in humans. This article discusses the normal mechanisms of excess antigen exclusion, examples of the states in which absorption can occur, and some of the immunologic consequences that have been documented.

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