Assessment of profilin as an allergen for latex-sensitized patients

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 776-784

  Nieto, A ^a   Mazon A ^a   Boquete, M ^b   Carballada, F ^b   Asturias, J A ^c   Martinez J ^d   Martinez A ^c  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^c Bial Aristegui   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hev b 8; Intradermal test; Latex allergy; Profilin; Recombinant profilin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PROFILIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ALLERGEN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; HEVEA; IMMUNOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; HEVEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; HUMANS; PROFILINS;

EID: 0036724320     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23530.x     Document Type: Article

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