Sensitization to the major allergen of Brazil nut is correlated with the clinical expression of allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 1021-1027

  Pastorello, Elide A ^a,f   Farioli, Laura ^b   Pravettoni, Valerio ^a   Ispano, Marco ^c   Conti, Amedeo ^d   Ansaloni, Raffaella ^c   Rotondo, Federica ^c   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a   Bengtsson, Anders ^e   Rivolta, Federica ^a   Trambaioli, Chiara ^a   Previdi, Mario ^b   Ortolani, Claudio ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Unitá Operativa Ospedaliera Medicine del Lavoro   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f Padiglione Granelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brazil nut; Food allergy; Immunoblotting; Major allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032415814     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70341-0     Document Type: Article

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