Dr. Wesley Burks M.D.
Pediatrician
101 Manning Drive N.C. Children's Hospital Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Wesley Burks is a pediatrician practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Burks is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Burks diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Burks can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Molecular cloning and epitope analysis of the peanut allergen Ara h 3.
- Strain-dependent induction of allergic sensitization caused by peanut allergen DNA immunization in mice.
- Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the US determined by a random digit dial telephone survey.
- Modification of a major peanut allergen leads to loss of IgE binding.
- Tertiary structure and biophysical properties of a major peanut allergen, implications for the production of a hypoallergenic protein.
- Soy allergy in infants and children with IgE-associated cow's milk allergy.
- Common allergens in avian meats.
- IgE antibody response to vertebrate meat proteins including tropomyosin.
- Anaphylaxis and food allergy.
- Mutational analysis of the IgE-binding epitopes of P34/Gly m Bd 30K.
- Structure of the major peanut allergen Ara h 1 may protect IgE-binding epitopes from degradation.
- Peanut and soy allergy: a clinical and therapeutic dilemma.
- A murine model of peanut anaphylaxis: T- and B-cell responses to a major peanut allergen mimic human responses.
- Food allergy: current diagnostic methods and interpretation of results.
- Mechanisms of food allergy.
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