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Gene therapy for peanut allergy

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The oral delivery of allergen genes in chitosan particles may protect against allergy and anaphylaxis (pages 387–391).

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Figure 1: Top, Food allergens in the intestinal lumen penetrate the mucosa, and can cause cross-linking of IgE bound to receptors on mast cells.

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    Miriam F. Moffatt & William O.C. Cookson

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Moffatt, M., Cookson, W. Gene therapy for peanut allergy. Nat Med 5, 380–381 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/7374

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