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Re:Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunothe... by testestx on Thursday August 17, 2017 @04:15PM (#15040478)
> This has been done for some time with other, less aggressive types of IgE-mediated conditions like dog and cat dander allergies

Can you link to this please? Is this "allergen immunotherapy"[0]?

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy_to_cats#Allergy_shot...

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Re:Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunothe... by hanklazard on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:21PM (#15043299)
Yes, that's correct. Mayo Clinic has some good basic information here: http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/allergy-shots/bas...

Hope that's helpful.

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