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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Feb 26;123(5):1012–1021. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.01.045

FIG 1.

FIG 1

Risk factors for sensitization of mother and child can stem from the environment or be taken up through the diet (1 and 5). Maternofetal transfer can occur through the placenta (2) or during breast-feeding (4). The mode of delivery (3) might additionally play an important role for the immune status of the child.