Food Allergy: Molecular and Clinical Practice

About the AuthorAndreas Ludwig Lopata, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

This book is the ideal reference tool for researchers, students and allergy clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage food allergies.. The increase in allergic diseases to food has led to the need for better diagnostics and more effective therapeutic approaches.This book describes the molecular biology and immunology of major food allergens, from laboratory based science to clinical immunology, encompassing novel characterisation and quantification methods, the application of recombinant food allergens in molecular diagnosis and the development of novel therapeutics. Food allergy is an adverse immunological reaction to allergens present in food. Up to 4% adults and 8% children are affected by food allergy

Andreas Ludwig Lopata, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.