Mite allergy is associated with a specific profile of IgG epitopes recognized on antigen p1 of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 296-305

  Duchateau, J ^a   Michils, A ^b   Michel, O ^c   Baras, L ^b  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Der p1; epitopes; IgG antibody; mite allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030893661     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00708.x     Document Type: Article

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