Allergens are not pathogens
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Allergens are not pathogens
Vaccination against infectious diseases has been one of the major breakthroughs in human medical history, saving the lives of millions of people each year. More recently, prophylactic vaccination against non-infectious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and type I allergy is being investigated. Particularly in case of IgE-driven allergic disorders, which afflict almost a qu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2164-5515,2164-554X
DOI: 10.4161/hv.27183