IgE-mediated allergy to recombinant human insulin in a diabetic

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 676-678

  Baur, X ^a   Bossert, J ^b   Koops, F ^a  

^a Ordinariat/Zentralinstitut A   (Germany)

^b Gemeinschaftspraxis Mannheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

IgE antibodies; Insulin allergy; Protamine allergy; Skin testing; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN ALLERGY; MEASUREMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CROSS REACTIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0037561055     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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