Analysis of sequence polymorphism of a major mite allergen, Der p 2

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 829-837

  Chua, K Y ^a   Huang, C H ^a   Shen, H D ^b   Thomas, W R ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

group II mite allergens; isoforms; sequence polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DNA LIBRARY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0029792139     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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