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What does an allergic reaction of the skin have to do with asthma and hay fever? It is well known that allergic diseases often occur simultaneously or in succession. So are there certain genes that increase an individual’s risk of developing allergies? Or does one allergic disease trigger another?

Up to now, geneticstudies have focused only on individual allergic diseases. But the SHARE study,…

Study Provides More Clarity on the Genetic Causes of Children’s Food Allergies

An estimated five to eight percent of all children suffer from food allergies. They usually appear in the first years of life and manifest themselves in the form of itchy rashes and facial swellings, which occur shortly after food ingestion. Food allergiescan, however, also cause severe allergic reactions involving breathing difficulties, vomiting, or diarrhea, and are the most frequent triggers…