Differences in titres of IgE, IgG4 and other IgG subclass anti- Der p 2 antibodies in allergic and non-allergic patients measured with recombinant allergen

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-44

  Tame, A ^a   Sakiyama, Y ^a   Kobayashi, I ^a   Terai, I ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus group 2 (Der p 2); ELISA; IgE; IgG subclass; IgG4; Recombinant allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030022804     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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