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This is a delayed-response reaction which involves either IgG or, less commonly, IgM. The reactions are known as cytotoxic because the cell to which the antigen is bound is actually destroyed. An example of this type of reaction occurs in haemolytic anaemia, in which red cell platelets are destroyed. Another is the type of reaction to penicillin. It is estimated that at least 75 per cent of all food allergy reactions are accompanied by cell destruction.