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=== Spina bifida === People with [[spina bifida]] often have latex allergies. Up to 68% of children with this condition will have a reaction to latex.<ref name="sd08">{{cite web|url=http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/12/511a.html |title=Protect Yourself from Latex Allergies |publisher=Ivanhoe Broadcast News |date=December 2008 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709020701/http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/12/511a.html |archive-date=July 9, 2015 }}</ref> The mechanism of this association between spina bifida and latex allergy is not clearly defined. However, spina bifida patients may become sensitized to latex early in life as they often require frequent surgeries and medical procedures that involve exposure to latex products. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Latex Allergy |url=http://sbanys.org/secondary-conditions/latex-allergy/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Spina Bifida Association of New York State |language=en}}</ref> The most important latex allergens which senstize spina bifida patients are: Hev b 1, Her b 3 and Hev b 6.01.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Gromek |first1=Weronika |last2=Kołdej |first2=Natalia |last3=Świtała |first3=Szymon |last4=Majsiak |first4=Emilia |last5=Kurowski |first5=Marcin |date=2024-07-19 |title=Revisiting Latex-Fruit Syndrome after 30 Years of Research: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Description of Two Cases |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |language=en |volume=13 |issue=14 |pages=4222 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144222 |doi-access=free |issn=2077-0383 |pmc=11278189 |pmid=39064262}}</ref>
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