Lipid transfer protein: A pan-allergen in plant-derived foods that is highly resistant to pepsin digestion

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-32

  Asero, Riccardo ^a   Mistrello, Gianni ^b   Roncarolo, Daniela ^b   De Vries, Sacco C ^f   Gautier, Marie Françoise ^c   Ciurana, Caroline L F ^f   Verbeek, Eddy ^f   Mohammadi, Tamimount ^f   Knul Brettlova, Vlasta ^d   Akkerdaas, Jaap H ^f   Bulder, Ingrid ^f   Aalberse, Rob C ^f   Van Ree, Ronald ^e  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Department of Allergology   (Netherlands)

^e CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Food allergy; Lipid transfer protein; Protein stability; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PEPSIN A;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CARROT; CEREAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST; TOMATO; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

EID: 0034107390     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024355     Document Type: Article

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