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Linking IgE and mast cells in pediatric allergic multimorbidity: omalizumab as a therapeutic strategy for asthma and cow’s milk allergy

Peter Kunč
1, 2
,
Jaroslav Fábry
1
,
Martina Neuschlová
2
,
Renata Péčová
2

  1. Clinic of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis/National Institute of Pediatric Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Dolny Smokovec/Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Slovakia
  2. Department of Pathological Physiology/Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Slovakia
(Cent Eur J Immunol 2025; 50)
Online publish date: 2025/10/27
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