Latex allergy can induce clinical reactions to specific foods

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 416-422

  Beezhold, D H ^a   Sussman, G L ^b   Liss, G M ^b,c   Chang, N S ^a  

^a GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crossreactivity; Food allergy; Latex allergy; Latex proteins; Patatin; Potato allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; TOMATO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHILD; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN TESTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029989506     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00557.x     Document Type: Article

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