new genetic risk factors for peanut and food allergy identified

Researchers have found new genetic factors linked to peanut allergy and food allergy. The new study is the first to link a known gene called c11orf30/EMSY (EMSY) to food allergy. Dr. Aida Eslami EMSY has already been linked to eczema, asthma, and other allergy-related conditions, and the new discovery supports the idea that it has...