High-molecular-weight allergens of the house dust mite: An apolipophorin-like cDNA has sequence identity with the major M-177 allergen and the IgE-binding peptide fragments Mag 1 and Mag 3

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-191

  Epton, M J ^a,b   Dilworth, R J ^a   Smith, W ^a   Hart, B J ^c   Thomas, W R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Euroglyphus maynei; House dust mite; M 177; Mag

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPOPHORIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DNA SEQUENCE; LIPID TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032729896     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024266     Document Type: Article

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