Fagales pollen sensitization in a birch-free area: A respiratory cohort survey using Fagales pollen extracts and birch recombinant allergens (rBet v 1, rBet v 2, rBet v 4)

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1419-1428

  Mari, A ^a,c   Wallner, M ^b   Ferreira, F ^b  

^a National Health Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergens; Epidemiology; Fagales allergy diagnosis; IgE detection; Immunoblotting; Prevalence; Recombinant allergens; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BIRCH ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENICITY; BIRCH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAGALES POLLEN SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BETULA; BETULACEAE; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CORYLUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROFILINS; QUERCUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0142010608     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01773.x     Document Type: Review

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