How far can we simplify in vitro diagnostics for grass pollen allergy?: A study with 17 whole pollen extracts and purified natural and recombinant major allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Van Ree, Ronald ^a,b   Van Leeuwen, W Astrid ^a   Aalberse, Rob C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Grass pollen allergy; Group 1 allergen; Group 5 allergen; Purified allergens; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GRASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031751932     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70084-3     Document Type: Article

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