The relationship between spermine content of human milk during the first postnatal month and allergy in children.
METHODS
Qualitative case study and mathematical model.


METHODS
Belgium.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the correlation between the polyamine mean concentration of the milk drunk during the first postnatal month and the appearance of allergy in children who drank this milk.


RESULTS
A model that describes the dependence of the allergy appearance with the spermine mean concentration of milk drunk during the first postnatal month was established.


CONCLUSIONS
This model shows that 5.02 nmol ml(-1) of spermine is a critical value to prevent the appearance of allergy.
Department of Biochemistry and General Physiology, Institute of Chemistry, University of Liege, Belgium.
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Peulen
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D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013096:Spermine / Q000032:analysis*
D013096:Spermine