title: Animal allergens.
abstract: Animal allergen exposure in early childhood and its relationship to the development of atopic disease is a subject that has been evolving rapidly. Recently, several well-designed studies have helped elucidate previous, often conflicting findings on this topic. In addition, results from studies on farm-animal exposure have added strength to data on early dog and cat exposure. In this paper, we review several recent studies that have helped clarify the relationship between early animal-allergen exposure and childhood atopic disease.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Megan Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000276:immunology*; D002415:Cats / Q000276:immunology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000276:immunology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens