
Dr. Wesley Burks M.D.
Pediatrician
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Wesley Burks is a pediatrician practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Burks is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Burks diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Burks can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Molecular cloning and epitope analysis of the peanut allergen Ara h 3.
- Strain-dependent induction of allergic sensitization caused by peanut allergen DNA immunization in mice.
- Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the US determined by a random digit dial telephone survey.
- Modification of a major peanut allergen leads to loss of IgE binding.
- Tertiary structure and biophysical properties of a major peanut allergen, implications for the production of a hypoallergenic protein.
- Soy allergy in infants and children with IgE-associated cow's milk allergy.
- Common allergens in avian meats.
- IgE antibody response to vertebrate meat proteins including tropomyosin.
- Anaphylaxis and food allergy.
- Mutational analysis of the IgE-binding epitopes of P34/Gly m Bd 30K.
- Structure of the major peanut allergen Ara h 1 may protect IgE-binding epitopes from degradation.
- Peanut and soy allergy: a clinical and therapeutic dilemma.
- A murine model of peanut anaphylaxis: T- and B-cell responses to a major peanut allergen mimic human responses.
- Food allergy: current diagnostic methods and interpretation of results.
- Mechanisms of food allergy.
Dr. Wesley Burks M.D.'s Practice location
UNC Hospitals Children's Specialty Clinic
101 Manning Drive N.C. Children's Hospital -Chapel Hill, NC 27514Get Direction
UNC Allergy and Immunology Clinic
6013 Farrington Road Carolina Pointe II -Chapel Hill, NC 27517Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Rula Freiji MD6417 Pathway Ct. Chapel Hill NC 27516
- Dr. Kamini Patel MD701 Exposition Pl Raleigh North Carolina 27615
- Dr. Jamila Fletcher MD2800 Blue Ridge Rd Raleigh NC 27607
- Mrs. Stephanie Slater Rand MD4022 Freedom Lake Dr Durham North Carolina 27704
- Dr. David A Goff MD6013 FARRINGTON RD STE 101 CHAPEL HILL NC 27517
- Dr. Melissa Schweikhart Bauserman M.D.101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC 27599
Nearest Hospitals
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITALl
3643 N ROXBORO ROAD DURHAM NC 27704IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITALl
700 EAST UNIVERSITY AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50316DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514