RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 PEanut allergy
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD March 4
VO 301
IS 9
SP 924
OP 924
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.242
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.242
AB 
Food allergies have become more prevalent in recent years and now affect more than 11 million US individuals. Study of how such allergies develop has been hindered by the lack of an animal model with many of the key features of human food allergies. Now, scientists from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill, have developed a promising mouse model for peanut allergies, and studies in this mouse model suggest that exposure to certain bacteria may make individuals more prone to developing allergic reactions to food (Ganeshan K et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009;123[1]:231-238).