Food Allergy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 41-2 - April 22, 2021
Editor: Amal Assa’Ad
Language: English
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This issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guested edited by Dr. Amal Assa’ad, focuses on Food Allergy. Topics include, but are not limited to: Food Allergy: An example of tr… Read more

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This issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guested edited by Dr. Amal Assa’ad, focuses on Food Allergy. Topics include, but are not limited to: Food Allergy: An example of translational Research, The Phenotype of the Food Allergic Patient, Psychosocial aspects of food allergy: Resiliency, challenges and opportunities, Racial/Ethnic Differences in Food Allergy, Tackling Food Allergy in Infancy, Developing National and International guidelines, Dietary Management of Food Allergy, Biologics and Novel Therapies for Food Allergy, The Infant Microbiome and Its Impact on Development of Food Allergy, Genetics of Food Allergy, The Unmet Needs of Patients with Food Allergies, Food Allergy, the Present and the Future, and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Food Allergies: An Example of Translational Research
Key points
Introduction
Observations and mechanisms
Diagnosis: challenges and future prospects
Food allergen and system biology
Clinics care points
The Phenotype of the Food-Allergic Patient
Key points
Background
Evaluation
Longitudinal birth cohort data
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Psychosocial Aspects of Food Allergy: Resiliency, Challenges and Opportunities
Key points
Development and resilience
Food allergy throughout the lifespan
Family adjustment
Psychosocial treatment
Clinical implications
Clinics care points
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Food Allergy
Key points
Introduction
Racial/ethnic differences in food allergy prevalence
Food allergy outcomes among Hispanic populations in the United States
Food allergy among North American Native and First Nations communities
Racial/ethnic differences in food-allergic sensitization
Racial/ethnic differences in introduction of allergenic solids
Racial differences in food allergy–related health care utilization
Racial differences in the socioeconomic burden of food allergy
Racial differences in food allergy–related quality of life and psychosocial burden
Racial differences in food allergy knowledge and clinical education
Racial differences in non–immunoglobulin E–mediated food allergy
Beyond racial/ethnic differences—the importance of socioeconomic status
Summary
Clinics care points
Tackling Food Allergy in Infancy
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Developing National and International Guidelines
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Appropriate and universal methodology in developing guidelines
From national allergy society position papers to standardized international guidelines
Implementation
Controversies
Discussion
Future directions
Summary
Clinics care points
Dietary Management of Food Allergy
Key points
Introduction
Food labels
Growth and feeding issues in individuals with food allergies
Nutritional impact of avoidance diets
Specific food allergens
Lifestyle issues
Summary
Clinics care points
Biologics and Novel Therapies for Food Allergy
Key points
Introduction
Anti-immunoglobulin E antibody
Anti-T helper cells type 2 cytokines antibodies
Spleen tyrosine kinase
Bruton’s tyrosine kinase
Janus kinase inhibitors
Anti-sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8 antibody
Epithelial cytokines: interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin
TH1 adjuvants
DNA vaccines
Modified food allergen proteins
Targeting the microbiome for the treatment of food allergy
Summary
Clinics care points
The Infant Microbiome and Its Impact on Development of Food Allergy
Key points
Introduction
History
Discussion
Clinics care points
Summary
Genetics of Food Allergy
Key points
Introduction
Food allergy and the atopic march
Food allergy and racial variation
Genetics and food allergy
Family-based studies
Twin-based studies
Association-based studies
Epigenetics and contributions from the environment in food allergy
Future research and directions
Clinics care points
The Unmet Needs of Patients with Food Allergies
Key points
The anxiety of daily management: are there peanuts on the premises?
All grown up?
In search of certainty
The anxiety of treatment: you are exposing me to my killer?
Summary
Clinics care points
Food Allergy: Catering for the Needs of the Clinician
Key points
A historic perspective
Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Management of food allergy
Clinics care points

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