Allergen specificity of early peanut consumption and effect on development of allergic disease in the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy study cohort

Early introduction of dietary peanut in high-risk infants with severe eczema, egg allergy, or both prevented peanut allergy at 5  years of age in the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) study. The protective effect persisted after 12 months of avoiding peanuts in the 12-month extension of the LEAP study (LEAP-On). It is unclear whether this benefit is allergen and allergic disease specific.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - October 30, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: George du Toit, Peter H. Sayre, Graham Roberts, Kaitie Lawson, Michelle L. Sever, Henry T. Bahnson, Helen R. Fisher, Mary Feeney, Suzana Radulovic, Monica Basting, Marshall Plaut, Gideon Lack, Immune Tolerance Network Learning Early About Peanut Allergy s Tags: Food allergy and gastrointestinal disease Source Type: research