Peptide mapping of immunoglobulin E and immunoglobulin G immunodominant epitopes of an allergenic Blomia tropicalis paramyosin, Blo t 11

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 511-517

  Ramos, J D A ^a   Cheong, N ^b   Lee, B W ^a   Chua, Kaw Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blo t 11; Blomia tropicalis; Epitope mapping; House dust mite; Mite allergen; Paramyosin; Peptide mapping

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARAMYOSIN; PROTEIN BLO T 11; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERUM;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MITES; PEPTIDE MAPPING;

EID: 0242499981     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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