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Has anyone become immuned to having a shellfish allergy after doing allergy shots? is that treatment available?
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Not currently: This is not currently an fda-approved treatment of shellfish allergy. But there are some current clinical trials looking at desensitization protocols for food allergies.
Answered 7/6/2012
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