<![CDATA[Gene therapy turns off severe allergies in animals and could eventually cure humans of allergies and asthma]]>
Gene therapy turns off severe allergies in animals and could eventually cure humans of allergies and asthma

“A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made possible by immunology research at The University of Queensland.

A team led by Associate Professor Ray Steptoe at the UQ Diamantina Institute has been able to ‘turn-off’ the immune response which causes allergic reaction in animals.

“When someone has an allergy or asthma flare-up, the symptoms they experience results from immune cells reacting to protein in the allergen,” Professor Steptoe said…”

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http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/06/gene-therapy-turns-off-severe-allergies-in-animals-and-could-eventually-cure-humans-of-allergies-and-asthma.html/amp
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