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. 2019 Nov;144(5):1435-1438.e5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.07.031. Epub 2019 Aug 8.

Prevalence and characteristics of adult shellfish allergy in the United States

Christopher M Warren  1 , Ozge N Aktas  2 , Ruchi S Gupta  3 , Carla M Davis  4
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Prevalence and characteristics of adult shellfish allergy in the United States

Christopher M Warren et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Shellfish allergy affects a substantial proportion of US adults, many of whom develop the disease during adulthood. Crustacean and mollusk allergies have different manifestations including differing symptomatology, geographic distribution, and are often not comorbid.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Christopher Warren reports grant support from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Aktas has no relationships to disclose. Dr. Gupta reports receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Stanford University, and Aimmune Therapeutics during the conduct of the study; serving as a medical consultant/advisor for DBV, Aimmune, Before Brands, Pfizer, Mylan, and Kaleo, Inc, over the past 3 years; and receiving grants from the NIH, Allergy and Asthma Network, Food Allergy Research & Education, Rho Inc, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Thermo Fisher, United Health Group, Mylan, and the National Confectioners Association outside the submitted work. Dr. Davis reports research grants and contracts from the following entities: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. DBV Technologies Inc., ThermoFisher Scientific, Inc., Nutricia North America, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Moonlight Therapeutics, Inc.

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