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Isolation of Leukocytes from Human Breast Milk for Use in an Antibody-dependent Cellular Phagocytosis Assay of HIV Targets
Published on: September 6, 2019
[Breastfeeding and allergies]
1Biomedicum 1, HUS.
Abstract:
Early breastfeeding has been suspected to influence the development of allergies of the child. Original studies analyzing this influence are promiscuous regarding both the determination of the causative agent, i.e., quality of lactation, and the evaluation of the final result. Identifying allergic symptoms is sundry and often based on information provided by the parents. The studies discussed in this review take into account genetic predisposition, the most important underlying factor of allergy, but based on these results, early breastfeeding does not have a significant influence on the development of allergies irrespective of genetic predisposition.
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