Epidemiological link between wheat allergy and exposure to hydrolyzed wheat protein in facial soap

ConclusionsAn epidemiological relationship between wheat allergy and contact exposure to HWP has been documented. This study implicates a possible role of contact exposure to food‐derived protein hydrolysates as a risk factor for the development of food allergy manifesting itself as anaphylaxis.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Allergy - July 8, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Yuma Fukutomi, Masami Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kazuo Akiyama Tags: Original Article: Anaphylaxis Source Type: research