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Li C, Chang L, Guo MM, Wang L, Kuo H. Sex differences in vitamin D and behavioral profiles among children with allergic diseases. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:5492-5500. [PMID: 37701228 PMCID: PMC10494661 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Previous studies have suggested that vitamin D has a protective effect on allergic diseases, while an individual's sex may have a moderating effect on the relationship between vitamin D and allergic-related immunity. This study aimed to determine the role of vitamin D in children with coexisting allergic diseases in the context of sex differences and to explore the behavioral profiles of these patients. We recruited a total of 103 children with atopic diseases and divided them into four groups: males with one allergic disease (MA1, n = 20), males with two or more allergic diseases (MA2, n = 26), females with one allergic disease (FA1, n = 30), and females with two or more allergic diseases (FA2, n = 27). We measured serum calcium levels using the colorimetric method and serum 25-OH vitamin D total levels using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. We found that MA2 had significantly lower vitamin D levels than MA1 and FA2. The levels of IgE were negatively correlated with vitamin D in females, whereas the levels of IgE were not significantly correlated with vitamin D in males. Furthermore, serum IgE was significantly correlated with children's adaptive skills, and different sexes were associated with different aspects of adaptive skills. Our findings suggest a protective role of vitamin D in the development of one allergic disease against the coexistence of allergic diseases in males, as well as extend the evidence for sex differences in immunity by demonstrating a sex-different correlation between IgE and vitamin D and the relationship between IgE and children's adaptive skills.
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- Chia‐Jung Li
- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of MedicineKaohsiungTaiwan
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- Department of PediatricsKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of MedicineKaohsiungTaiwan
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- Department of PediatricsKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of MedicineKaohsiungTaiwan
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- Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of MedicineKaohsiungTaiwan
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- Department of PediatricsKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of MedicineKaohsiungTaiwan
- Kawasaki Disease CenterKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKaohsiungTaiwan
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Xiang J, Wang H, Li T. Comorbidity of Vitamin A and Vitamin D Deficiency Exacerbates the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis in Children. Dermatology 2019; 235:196-204. [DOI: 10.1159/000496603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Several studies have suggested that vitamin D (VD) deficiency (VDD) is associated with atopic dermatitis (AD). However, little is known about the relationship between AD and vitamin A (VA). The interaction between VA and VD on AD requires further study. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> We detected serum levels of VA and VD in children with AD to explore how VA deficiency (VAD) and VDD affect AD severity. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We assessed the SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index, total immunoglobin E levels and peripheral blood eosinophil counts. VA and VD levels were determined with high-performance liquid chromatography. Correlations among variables were investigated with Pearson’s correlation analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The VD and VA levels were significantly lower in children with AD than in normal children (p < 0.001, p = 0.0423). Both VD and VA levels were negatively correlated with SCORAD scores. The SCORAD scores were significantly higher in AD patients with both VDD and VAD (co-deficiency) than in other AD patients. Significant inverse correlations were observed between peripheral blood eosinophil counts and serum VA and VD levels. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> VA and VD co-deficiency may exacerbate AD symptoms in children, but the specific mechanism underlying this relationship requires further study. These findings may indicate the need for studies evaluating the use of VD and VA as potential treatments for AD patients.
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Cingi C, Gevaert P, Mösges R, Rondon C, Hox V, Rudenko M, Muluk NB, Scadding G, Manole F, Hupin C, Fokkens WJ, Akdis C, Bachert C, Demoly P, Mullol J, Muraro A, Papadopoulos N, Pawankar R, Rombaux P, Toskala E, Kalogjera L, Prokopakis E, Hellings PW, Bousquet J. Multi-morbidities of allergic rhinitis in adults: European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Task Force Report. Clin Transl Allergy 2017; 7:17. [PMID: 28572918 PMCID: PMC5452333 DOI: 10.1186/s13601-017-0153-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This report has been prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Task Force on Allergic Rhinitis (AR) comorbidities. The aim of this multidisciplinary European consensus document is to highlight the role of multimorbidities in the definition, classification, mechanisms, recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of AR, and to define the needs in this neglected area by a literature review. AR is a systemic allergic disease and is generally associated with numerous multi-morbid disorders, including asthma, eczema, food allergies, eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE), conjunctivitis, chronic middle ear effusions, rhinosinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, olfaction disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, disordered sleep and consequent behavioural and educational effects. This report provides up-to-date usable information to: (1) improve the knowledge and skills of allergists, so as to ultimately improve the overall quality of patient care; (2) to increase interest in this area; and (3) to present a unique contribution to the field of upper inflammatory disease.
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- C. Cingi
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Köln, Cologne, Germany
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, UMA, Malaga, Spain
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- Clinical division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- London Allergy and Immunology Centre, London, UK
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- ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Pole de Pneumologie, ORL & Dermatologie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Academic Medical Centre (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Christine Kuhne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Unitat de Rinologia i Clinica de l’Olfacte, Servei d’Otorinolaringologia, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Catalonia Spain
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- The Referral Centre for Food Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment Veneto Region, Department of Mother and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Service d’ORL, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Crete, Crete, Greece
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- Clinical division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Hong CH, Lee CH, Yu HS, Huang SK. Benzopyrene, a major polyaromatic hydrocarbon in smoke fume, mobilizes Langerhans cells and polarizes Th2/17 responses in epicutaneous protein sensitization through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Int Immunopharmacol 2016; 36:111-117. [PMID: 27129092 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common disease with genetic and environmental interactions. We previously reported lifetime exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with adult-onset AD. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is important in regulating environmental exposure to xenobiotics, including benzopyrenes (BP), a major polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) present in cigarette smoke. However, how AhR regulates immune responses in sensitization phase of AD remained elusive. METHODS We investigated how BP affects epicutaneous sensitization response through AhR axis. We compared AhR expression in skin from AD patients and healthy controls. We measured immune responses (Langerhans cell migration and T cell polarization in epicutaneous Ova sensitization in mice with or without AhR defect. RESULTS We found AhR and ARNT (AhR nuclear translocator) are upregulated in AD skin. BP exposure increases Langerhans cell migration, and increases IL-5, IL-13, and IL-17 levels when lymph node cells were re-challenged with Ova. The increased cytokine levels were attenuated in AhR defected mice. AhR agonists (BP and ITE) decreased E-cadherin expression, while AhR antagonist (CH223191) increased it in human primary keratinocytes. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested AhR interacts with BP to polarize T cell responses, along with Langerhans cell migration. This study revealed a regulatory mechanism how cigarette smoking affects atopic sensitization through the benzopyrene-AhR interaction.
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- Chien-Hui Hong
- Department of Dermatology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; National Health Research Institute, Miao-Li, Taiwan
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- National Health Research Institute, Miao-Li, Taiwan.
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Chu CY, Lee CH, Shih IH, Chen HC, Huang PH, Yang CY, Wang WJ, Chen YJ, Sheu HM, Wang WM, Lee WR, Lo YH, Dai YS, Wang LF, Tsai TF, Yang CH. Taiwanese Dermatological Association consensus for the management of atopic dermatitis. DERMATOL SIN 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dsi.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lee CH, Chuang HY, Hong CH, Huang SK, Chang YC, Ko YC, Yu HS. Lifetime exposure to cigarette smoking and the development of adult-onset atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2011; 164:483-9. [PMID: 21054333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10116.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adult-onset atopic dermatitis (AD) has recently been recognized as a distinct disease entity, but its risk factors have not yet been clearly defined. Although gestational and perinatal exposure to tobacco smoking may be associated with the development of classic AD, the association between active/passive smoking and adult-onset AD remains controversial. OBJECTIVES To determine if exposure to smoking, including environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is associated with the risk of adult-onset AD. METHODS Tobacco smoking and exposure to ETS were measured in a case-control association analysis in 83 patients with physician-diagnosed adult-onset AD and 142 age- and sex-matched controls. RESULTS Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that, among the potential environmental risk factors, both current and ever smoking were significant risk factors for adult-onset AD [odds ratio (OR) 4·994 and 3·619, respectively], compared with never smoking. Also, packs per year was significantly associated with adult-onset AD (OR 1·058, 95% confidence interval 1·028-1·089), suggesting a lifelong cumulative risk in current smokers. Moreover, nonsmokers with adult-onset AD reported significantly more exposure to ETS. CONCLUSIONS Early and/or current exposure to cigarette smoking may contribute cumulatively to the development of adult-onset AD. Exposure to ETS in childhood is associated with the development of adult-onset AD. Adults should be discouraged from smoking to prevent adult-onset AD in themselves and their family members.
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- C H Lee
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Taiwan
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Chen RF, Huang HC, Ou CY, Hsu TY, Chuang H, Chang JC, Wang L, Kuo HC, Yang KD. MicroRNA-21 expression in neonatal blood associated with antenatal immunoglobulin E production and development of allergic rhinitis. Clin Exp Allergy 2010; 40:1482-90. [PMID: 20701609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03592.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased in the past decades. It is unknown whether expression of certain microRNAs (miRNAs) in neonatal leucocytes is correlated to IgE production and/or allergic diseases. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the association of miRNA expression in neonatal leucocytes with cord blood IgE (CBIgE) elevation and development of allergic disease. METHODS We screened for the expression of a panel of 157 miRNAs in mononuclear leucocytes from human umbilical cord blood (CB) samples with elevated CBIgE and tracked the association of down-regulated miRNA expression to the miRNA-targeted gene expression and to children with allergic rhinitis (AR). RESULTS Among the initial screen of 10 CB samples with elevated CBIgE, expression of eight of the 157 miRNAs was low. Of these eight down-expressed miRNAs, three remained down-regulation in a validation with other 20 CB samples, and two of the three miRNAs, miR-21 and miR-126, were significantly lower in monocytes from AR children. Further analysis of mRNA expression of the miR-21-targeted genes identified that TGFBR2 expression on monocytes was significantly up-regulated in CB with elevated CBIgE, and in AR patients. Transfection of miR-21 precursor into monocytes from patients with AR increased miR-21 expression and decreased TGFBR2 expression. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the first in the literature that lower miR-21 expression in CB and increased TGFBR2 expression is associated with antenatal IgE production and development of AR.
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- R-F Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yoon J, Ponikau JU, Lawrence CB, Kita H. Innate antifungal immunity of human eosinophils mediated by a beta 2 integrin, CD11b. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:2907-15. [PMID: 18684982 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.4.2907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Eosinophils produce and release various proinflammatory mediators and also show immunomodulatory and tissue remodeling functions; thus, eosinophils may be involved in the pathophysiology of asthma and other eosinophilic disorders as well as host defense. Several major questions still remain. For example, how do human eosinophils become activated in diseased tissues or at the site of an immune response? What types of host immunity might potentially involve eosinophils? Herein, we found that human eosinophils react vigorously to a common environmental fungus, Alternaria alternata, which is implicated in the development and/or exacerbation of human asthma. Eosinophils release their cytotoxic granule proteins, such as eosinophil-derived neurotoxin and major basic protein, into the extracellular milieu and onto the surface of fungal organisms and kill the fungus in a contact-dependent manner. Eosinophils use their versatile beta(2) integrin molecule, CD11b, to adhere to a major cell wall component, beta-glucan, but eosinophils do not express other common fungal receptors, such as dectin-1 and lactosylceramide. The I-domain of CD11b is distinctively involved in the eosinophils' interaction with beta-glucan. Eosinophils do not react with another fungal cell wall component, chitin. Because human eosinophils respond to and kill certain fungal organisms, our findings identify a previously unrecognized innate immune function for eosinophils. This immune response by eosinophils may benefit the host, but, in turn, it may also play a role in the development and/or exacerbation of eosinophil-related allergic human diseases, such as asthma.
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- Juhan Yoon
- Department of Immunology, Division of Allergic Disease, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Barr DB, Wang RY, Needham LL. Biologic monitoring of exposure to environmental chemicals throughout the life stages: requirements and issues for consideration for the National Children's Study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2005; 113:1083-91. [PMID: 16079083 PMCID: PMC1280353 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2004] [Accepted: 03/31/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Biomonitoring of exposure is a useful tool for assessing environmental exposures. The matrices available for analyses include blood, urine, breast milk, adipose tissue, and saliva, among others. The sampling can be staged to represent the particular time period of concern: preconceptionally from both parents, from a pregnant woman during each of the three trimesters, during and immediately after childbirth, from the mother postnatally, and from the child as it develops to 21 years of age. The appropriate sample for biomonitoring will depend upon matrix availability, the time period of concern for a particular exposure or health effect, and the different classes of environmental chemicals to be monitored. This article describes the matrices available for biomonitoring during the life stages being evaluated in the National Children's Study; the best biologic matrices for exposure assessment for each individual chemical class, including consideration of alternative matrices; the analytical methods used for analysis, including quality control procedures and less costly alternatives; the costs of analysis; optimal storage conditions; and chemical and matrix stability during long-term storage.
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- Dana B Barr
- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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