Will genetically modified foods be allergenic?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 765-771

  Taylor, Steve L ^a,b   Hefle, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b 143 Food Industry Complex   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Biotechnology; Classification; Digestion; Exposure; Food; Heat stability; Sequence homology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TASTE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0035014873     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.114241     Document Type: Article

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