The major allergen of peach (Prunus persica) is a lipid transfer protein

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 520-526

  Pastorello, Elide A ^a   Farioli, Laura ^b   Pravettoni, Valerio ^a   Ortolani, Claudio ^c   Ispano, Marco ^c   Monza, Mara ^a   Baroglio, Chiara ^d   Scibola, Elisabetta ^a   Ansaloni, Raffaella ^c   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a   Conti, Amedeo ^d  

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

^b Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birch pollinosis; Immunoblotting; Lipid transfer protein; Major allergen; Oral allergy syndrome; Peach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREES;

EID: 0033044886     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70480-x     Document Type: Article

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