Unique and shared IgE epitopes of Hev b 1 and Hev b 3 in latex allergy

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 12-13, 2000, Pages 789-798

  Banerjee, B ^a   Kanitpong, K ^a   Fink, J N ^a   Zussman, M ^a   Sussman, G L ^c   Kelly, K J ^a   Kurup, V P ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

IgE epitopes; Latex allergy; Rubber elongation factor

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ELONGATION FACTOR; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBBER; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035083447     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(00)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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