Accession Number:

AD1046342

Title:

Retrospectively Estimating Prevalence of Peanut Allergy Genetic Markers in an Air Force Population

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Jun 2017,31 Aug 2017

Corporate Author:

USAFSAM/FHT Wright-Patterson AFB United States

Personal Author(s):

• Chapleau, Richard R.
• Kohnen,Katherine
• Hughes,Summer
• Trombley,John
• Walters,Amy
• Huntsberger,Shana

Report Date:

2018-01-25

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

Food allergies are complex, multifactorial traits that pose great risk to health and operational success. Latent food allergies could manifest catastrophic outcomes during missions, resulting in potential failure and loss of life. Understanding an individuals risk of developing severe allergies is one of many components that can make up a high-quality surveillance and public healthpreventive medicine program.

Descriptors:

• ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
• GENETIC MARKERS
• military medicine
• air force personnel

Subject Categories:

• Food, Food Service and Nutrition

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE