Conformational and linear B-cell epitopes of Asp f 2, a major allergen of Aspergillus fumigatus, bind differently to immunoglobulin E antibody in the sera of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis patients

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2284-2291

  Banerjee, Banani ^a   Greenberger, Paul A ^b   Fink, Jordan N ^a   Kurup, Viswanath P ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASP F 2 ALLERGEN; B LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0032901306     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.5.2284-2291.1999     Document Type: Article

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