Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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Asian children born in Australia have higher rates of eczema and nut allergy than non-Asian children. However, it is not known whether this country of birth differential exists for other allergies or anaphylaxis risk. ⋯ Patterns of allergy/anaphylaxis risk and their triggers differed according to both ethnicity and country of birth, suggesting a gene-environment factor is in play. The difference in patterns for asthma compared with other atopic diseases is surprising and warrants further exploration.