Nickel allergy is associated with wheezing and asthma in a cohort of young German adults: results from the SOLAR study.

Laura KolbergFelix ForsterJessica GerlichGudrun WeinmayrJon GenuneitDoris WindstetterChristian VogelbergErika Von MutiusDennis NowakHans DrexlerTorsten SchäferKatja Radon

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

Our results suggest that self-reported nickel allergy is associated with incident wheezing. Whether this association is due to environmental or genetic predisposition, or due to an overlap of the mechanisms of type I and type IV hypersensitivity, needs to be elucidated.

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