Significance of rubber elongation factor as a latex allergen

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 362-368

  Alenius, Harri ^a   Kalkkinen, Nisse ^a   Yip, Esah ^a,d   Hasmin, Hashma ^a,d   Turjanmaa, Kristiina ^a,c   Mäkinen Kiljunen, Soili ^a,b   Reunala, Timo ^a,b   Palosuo, Timo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; IgE antibodies; Latex allergy; Latex proteins; Rubber elongation factor

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0029916484     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237264     Document Type: Article

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