Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael Cummings
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Chapter 17.8, Problem 1EG
One treatment for peanut allergies is to give an allergic child increasing doses of the peanut allergen proteins, starting at a very low level and progressing to higher concentrations, stopping if any reaction occurs. Such treatments are usually successful, but at least one death has been reported. Would you agree to treat your allergic child this way? What are the risk-benefit considerations?
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Chapter 17 Solutions
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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