Human leukocyte antigens in occupational allergy: A possible protective effect of HLA-B in laboratory animal allergy

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 415-420

  Sjöstedt, Lars ^a,b,c   Willers, Stefan ^b   Ørbæk, Palle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

atopic allergy; HLA B16; HLA linked immunosuppression; laboratory animal work; occupational asthma; serum IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR4 ANTIGEN; HLA-DR5 ANTIGEN; HLA-DR6 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0029794443     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199610)30:4<415::AID-AJIM6>3.3.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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