Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0115 |
| Title: | Disproportionate fetal growth and raised IgE concentrations in adult life |
| Author(s): | Godfrey KM, Barker DJP, Osmond C |
| Reference: | Clin Exp Allergy 1994; 24: 641-8 |
| Place of Study: | UK |
| Abstract: | According to this preliminary work there is an association between disproportionate growth of the fetal head in relation to the trunk and limbs and raised total serum IgE concentrations in adulthood. |
| Keyword(s): | atopic diseases, fetal growth, IgE |
| Discussion: | Let us recall that high IgE concentrations in adulthood are associated with higher risk of atopic diseases such as eczema and hay fever. |
| See Also: | No related entries mentioned for this entry |
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