Vikki Houghton

Oct 27, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Clinical Neuroscience |Thomas Eiwegger |Temerty Faculty |Vikki Houghton

1 INTRODUCTION Food allergies (FA) typically occur via two mediatory pathways; immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated or non-IgE-mediated, that manifest as distinct clinical phenotypes.1 The most common form, IgE-mediated FA, is considered to be rising in prevalence and severity, particularly in Western Europe.2-4 However, discrepancies in self-reported, physician- and oral food challenge- (OFC) confirmed data lead to difficulties in quantifying the true incidences of FA.5, 6 Indeed, a recent...