Conference scene: Parasites to treat immune-mediated diseases?
A growing number of childhood diseases, such as allergic disorders (e.g., allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and asthma) and other immune-mediated diseases (e.g., Type 1 diabetes), have been linked to environmental exposures during prenatal and early postnatal life, along with genetic determinants. Immunological mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and management of allergies and other immune-mediated diseases were discussed at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Orlando, FL, USA, 2-6 March 2012.
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vale do Canela - CEP 41110-100 Salvador, BA, Brazil. cavfigueiredo@gmail.com
Camila Alexandrina
CA
Figueiredo
Philip
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Cooper
Mauricio
M
Barreto
Neuza M
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Alcântara-Neves
Kathleen
K
Barnes
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