The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 1351-1358 , June 2008

Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects in 2007

  • Scott H. Sicherer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Division of Allergy/Immunology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Box 1198, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York 10029-6574.
  • ,
  • Donald Y.M. Leung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colo

Received 28 January 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2008.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: S. H. Sicherer has consulting arrangements with the Food Allergy Initiative, has received support from the National Institutes of Health, and has served as a volunteer advisor for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. D. Y. M. Leung has received honoraria from Genentech and Novartis and has received research support from Genentech, Novartis, and the National Institutes of Health.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.032

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 1351-1358 , June 2008