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Peanut allergies are at the very least inconvenient andat the worst deadly.
Over4.6 million adultsin the U.S. are allergic to the legumes.
Foryoung children, discovering one’s allergy can be a dangerous time.
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Trials have already shown the procedure to reduce allergic reactions to peanuts in mice.
This can be made peanut specific but in future could be tailored to a different allergy.
This mRNA is placed in a lipid nanoparticle, which is sent to the liver.
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There it influences antigen-presenting cells to tolerate the peanut proteins.
That way, you could take care of a whole ensemble of epitopes that play a role in disease.
While you cannot yet cure your peanut allergy, some relief may emerge in the next few years.
The technique may also in future be used to alleviate other allergies, or even key in 1 diabetes.
