The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 632-638.e2 , March 2008

Factors predicting anaphylaxis to peanuts and tree nuts in patients referred to a specialist center

  • Colin W. Summers, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Richard S. Pumphrey, FRCPath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Charlotte N. Woods, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • Garry McDowell, MRCPath, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • Philip W. Pemberton, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
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  • Peter D. Arkwright, FRCPCH, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter D. Arkwright, FRCPCH, DPhil, Senior Lecturer in Pediatric Immunology, University of Manchester, Department of Immunology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom.

Received 26 September 2007 ,Revised 4 December 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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    Serum ACE (A) and serum APP (B) concentration in patients with a history of no pharyngeal edema, mild pharyngeal edema, or severe pharyngeal edema after ingestion of peanuts and tree nuts. Thick bar r

    Serum ACE (A) and serum APP (B) concentration in patients with a history of no pharyngeal edema, mild pharyngeal edema, or severe pharyngeal edema after ingestion of peanuts and tree nuts. Thick bar represents median. ∗∗Two-tailed P = .01 using Kruskal-Wallis H test.

 Supported by the Food Standards Agency.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: R. S. Pumphrey has received research support from hospital endowment funds, the Anaphylaxis Campaign, and the Food Standards Agency; was employed by the National Health Service; and has served as an expert for Her Majesty's Coroners. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)02400-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.003

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 632-638.e2 , March 2008

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