Recent key publications - Department of Allergy and Immunology

Mehr S, Kakakios A, Kemp A. Rice: a common and severe cause of food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94(3):220-223.

Mehr S, Kakakios A, Frith K, Kemp A. Food protein induced enterocolitis: a 16 year review. Pediatrics. 2009, 123(3);e459-464.

Mehr S, Rego S, Kakakios A, Kilham H, Kemp A. Treatment of a case of paediatric hypereosinophilic syndrome with anti-IL-5. Journal of Pediatrics 2009;155(2):289-91.

Dietary advice, dietary adherence and the acquisition of tolerance in egg-allergic children: a 5-yr follow-up. Allen CW, Kemp AS, Campbell DE. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2009 May;20(3):213-8. Epub 2009 Mar 20.

Parental perceptions in egg allergy: Does egg challenge make a difference?Kemp AS, Allen CW, Campbell DE.Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2009 Feb 11.

More data from Australia on sensitivity to HPV vaccine. McIntyre PB, Brotherton JM, Burgess MA, Kemp AS.

Food allergy and anaphylaxis - dealing with uncertainty. Kemp AS, Hu W. Med J Aust. 2008 May 5;188(9):503-4 BMJ. 2009 Jan 9;338:b26.

Adherence to allergy prevention recommendations in children with a family history of asthma. Mihrshahi S, Webb K, Almqvist C, Kemp AS; CAPS Team. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Jun;19(4):355-62.

Deficiency of Th17 cells in hyper IgE syndrome due to mutations in STAT3. Ma CS, Chew GY, Simpson N, Priyadarshi A, Wong M, Grimbacher B, Fulcher DA, Tangye SG, Cook MC. J Exp Med. 2008 Jul 7;205(7):1551-7.

STAT3 is required for IL-21-induced secretion of IgE from human naive B cells. Avery DT, Ma CS, Bryant VL, Santner-Nanan B, Nanan R, Wong M, Fulcher DA, Cook MC, Tangye SG. Blood. 2008 Sep 1;112(5):1784-93. Epub 2008 Jun 25.