Epitope mapping of the house-dust-mite allergen Der p 2 by means of site-directed mutagenesis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Hakkaart, G A J ^a   Aalberse, R C ^a   Van Ree, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen; Antigenic binding sites; Baker's yeast; House dust mite; IgE; Monoclonal antibodies; Recombinant Der p 2; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031823164     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03865.x     Document Type: Article

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