TY - T1 - A Randomized, Open-Label Trial of Hen's Egg Oral Immunotherapy : Efficacy and Humoral Immune Responses in 50 Children SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334454 T3 - A1 - Palosuo, Kati; Karisola, Piia; Savinko, Terhi; Fyhrquist, Nanna; Alenius, Harri; Mäkelä, Mika J. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - BACKGROUND: Egg allergy is the second most common food allergy in children. Persistent food allergy increases the risk of anaphylaxis and reduces the quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of oral immunotherapy (OIT) with raw egg white powder and study its effects on humoral responses in children with persistent egg allergy. METHODS: Fifty children aged 6 to 17 years with egg allergy, diagnosed by double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge, were randomized 3:2 to 8 months of ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Desensitization; Egg allergens; Gal d 1; Hen's egg allergy; Oral immunotherapy; Ovalbumin; Ovomucoid; Tolerance; DOUBLE-BLIND; SUSTAINED UNRESPONSIVENESS; ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY; NATURAL-HISTORY; FOOD ALLERGY; IGE; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -