CHARACTERIZATION OF PEANUT SPECIFIC T CELLS

摘要

Approximately 8% of children and 1 -2% of adults have some type of food allergy (1). Peanuts, fish, tree nuts, and shellfish account for the majority of food hypersensitivity reactions in adults, while peanuts, milk, and eggs cause over 80% of food hypersensitivity reactions in children (2). Peanut hypersensitivity reactions usually last for a lifetime (3) and are often more severe than to other foods. Several reports (4,5) have detailed fatal and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions occurring in adolescents and adults following the ingestion of peanuts or peanut products.