Allergens of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida boidinii share IgE- binding epitopes

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1956-1962

  Hemmann, Stefanie ^a   Blaser, Kurt ^a   Crameri, Reto ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA BOIDINII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN READING FRAME; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

EID: 0031436133     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.9702087     Document Type: Article

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