Publications

Children's Memorial Food Allergy Study in The Child's Doctor Journal

The Children's Memorial Food Allergy Study's Dr. Xiaobin Wang and Dr. Jacqueline Pongracic were featured on the cover of the Fall/Winter 2009 KidsDoc Journal, published by Children's Memorial Hospital. The article is a great opportunity to review the research team's recent progress and publications.      Click here to view full article 

Journal Articles

Kumar R, Yu Y, Story RF, Pongracic JA, Gupta R, Pearson C, Ortiz K, Bauchner HC, Wang X. Prematurity, chorioamnionitis and the development of recurrent wheezing: A prospective birth cohort study. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008 Apr;121(4):878-84.e6. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Kim JS, Ouyang F, Pongracic JA, Fang Y, Wang B, Liu X, Xing H, Caruso D, Liu X, Zhang S, Xu X, Wang X. Dissociation between the prevalence of atopy and allergic disease in rural China among children and adults. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008;122:929-935, e4.

Tsai HJ, Kumar R, Pongracic J, Liu X, Story R, Yu Y, Deanna C, Costello J, Schroeder A, Fang Y, O'Gorman M, Wang X. Familial aggregation of food allergy and sensitization to food allergens: A family-based study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 2009 Jan;39(1):101-9. Epub 2008 Oct 30.

Ouyang F, Kumar R, Pongracic J, Story RE, Liu X, Wang B, Xing H, Liu X, Li Z, Zhang W, Fang Y, Zhang S, Xu X, Wang X. Adiposity, serum lipid levels, and allergic sensitization in Chinese men and women. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2009 Jan 7. [Epub 2008 ahead of print].

Schroeder A, Kumar R, Pongracic JA, Sullivan CL, Caruso DM, Costello J, Meyer KE, Vucic Y, Gupta R, Kim JS, Fuleihan R, Wang X. Food allergy is associated with an increased risk of asthma. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2009; 39:261-270.

Gupta RS, Kim JS, Springston EE, Smith B, Pongracic JA, Wang X, Holl J. Food Allergy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs in the United States. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. (in Press).

Liu X, Zhang SC, Tsai HJ, Hong XM, Wang BY, Fang YP, Liu X, Pongracic J, Wang X. Genetic and environmental contributions to allergen sensitization in a Chinese Twin Study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy (in press).

Kumar R, Wang B, Wang X, Chen C, Yang J, Fu L, Xu X. Bronchodilator responses in Chinese children from asthma index families and the general population. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2006 Jun;117(6):1257-63.
PMID: 16750984 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Kumar R, Wang B, Wang X, Chen C, Yang J, Fu L, Xu X. Bronchodilator responses in Chinese children from asthma index families and the general population.  2006 Jun;117(6):1257-63. PMID: 16750984 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Abstracts

The following abstracts were presented at the 2009 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (abstracts can be viewed at http://www.jacionline.org in the February 2009 Supplement):

• Associations between Early-life Infections, Antibiotic use, and Asthma
  A Schroeder, LM Arguelles, R Kumar, R Gupta, DM Caruso, KE Meyer, B Rowland, E Frankis, J Costello
  

• Accidental Food Allergen Exposure Does Not Discriminate: Occurs Often and Affects All
  EB Shah, C Sullivan, JA Pongracic
  

• Low Socioeconomic Status is a Risk Factor for Sensitization to Food Allergens in an Inner City Birth Cohort
  JA Pongracic, X Hong, RE Story, R Kumar, Y Yu, X Wang
  

• Food Allergy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs in the United States
  EE Springston, RS Gupta, JS Kim, B Smith, JA Pongracic, X Wang, JL Holl
  

• Interactive Effect of Eczema and Food Allergy on Asthma in Children
  DM Caruso, LM Arguelles, JS Kim, R Gupta, A Schroeder, KE Meyer, Y Vucic, B Rowland, E Frankis
  

• Community Crime: A key Contributor to Childhood Asthma
  RS Gupta, X Zhang, LK Sharp, EE Springston, LM Curtis, M Shalowitz, JJ Shannon, KB Weiss
  

• Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Obesity is Associated with Recurrent Wheezing in Children
  RE Story, X Hong, R Kumar, Y Yu, J Pongracic, X Wang
  

• Gestational Diabetes is Associated with Food Allergen Sensitization in an Inner-City Population
  R Kumar, X Hong, RE Story, Y Yu, JA Pongracic, X Wang
  

• Protective Effect of Early Fresh Fruit Ingestion on the Development of Food Allergy
  JS Kim, LM Arguelles, R Kumar, JA Pongracic, X Wang

• Early Life Antibiotic Use and Allergic Rhinitis
  KE Meyer, LM Arguelles, R Kumar, JS Kim, A Schroeder, DM Caruso, B Rowland, E Frankis, J Costello, JA Pongracic, X Wang
  

 The following abstracts were presented at the 2008 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (abstracts can be viewed at http://www.jacionline.org in the February 2008 Supplement):

• Associations and Temporal Relationship between Food Allergy and Asthma
  A. Schroeder, R. Kumar, C.L. Sullivan, Y. Vucic, D.M. Caruso, J. Costello, K.E. Meyer, J.A. Pongracic, X. Wang
  

• Associations Between Eczema and Food Allergy in Children
  D.M. Caruso, C. Sullivan, F. Ouyang, J.S. Kim, R. Gupta, Y. Vucic, A. Schroeder, J. Costello, K.E. Meyer, J.A. Pongracic, X. Wang
  

• Indicators Of IgE-Mediated Clinical Reactivity To Peanut In Children
  J.A. Pongracic, C.L. Sullivan, H. Tsai, X. Liu, X. Wang
  

• A Prospective Birth Cohort Study of Prenatal Predictors for the Development of Food Allergy (FA)
  J.S. Kim, F. Ouyang, R. Kumar, J.A. Pongracic, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, X. Wang
  

• Maternal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (MGDM) and Development of Allergic Disease in Children
  R.E. Story, X. Hong, R. Kumar, J. Pongracic, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, X. Wang
  

• Prematurity, Chorioamnionitis and the Development of Recurrent Wheezing: a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
  R. Kumar, Y. Yu, R. Story, J. Pongracic, R. Gupta, C. Pearson, K. Ortiz, H. Bauchner, X. Wang

The following abstracts were presented at the 2007 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (abstracts can be viewed at http://www.jacionline.org in the January 2007 Supplement):

• Associations of Prick Skin Tests and Allergen Specific IgE in Children and Adults
  JA Pongracic, F Ouyang, JS Kim, D Caruso, H Wang, X Wang
  

• Prevalence of Atopy in Rural China among Children and Adults
  JS Kim, F Ouyang, JA Pongracic, B Wang, X Liu, H Xing, D Caruso, X Wang
  

• Prevalence of Sensitization to Food Allergens among Food Allergy Index and Control Families
  D Caruso, F Ouyang, JA Pongracic, R Kumar, A Schroeder, J Costello, X Wang
  

• Food Allergen Sensitization Is Independently Associated with Decreased Lung Function in Children
  R Kumar, Y Yu, JA Pongracic, A Schroeder, B Wang, X Liu, H Xing, X Wang
  

• Familial Aggregation of Total and Food-Specific IgE
  HJ Tsai, R Kumar, JA Pongracic, Y Yu, J Costello, M O'Gorman, X Wang