Molecular analysis of DRB and DQB 1 alleles in German spina bifida patients with and without IgE responsiveness to the latex major allergen Hev b 1

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Rihs, H P ^a   Cremer, R ^b   Chen, Z ^a   Baur, X ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hevea latex; Hey b 1; HLA class II alleles; Rubber elongation factor; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOME; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LATEX; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0031908971     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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