Evidence for a lipid transfer protein as the major allergen of apricot

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages 371-377

  Pastorello, Elide A ^a,g   D'Ambrosio, Francesco Purello ^b   Pravettoni, Valerio ^a   Farioli, Laura ^c   Giuffrida, Gabriella ^d   Monza, Mara ^a   Ansaloni, Raffaella ^e   Fortunate, Donatella ^d   Scibola, Elisabetta ^a   Rivolta, Federica ^a   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a   Bengtsson, Anders ^f   Conti, Amedeo ^d   Ortolani, Claudio ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Centro di Medicina Occupazionale   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f PFIZER INC   (United States)

^g Padiglione Granelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apricot; Immunoblotting; Lipid transfer protein; Major allergen; Oral allergy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APRICOT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; ROSALES;

EID: 0033976727     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(00)90090-3     Document Type: Article

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