Sensitization to cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants and the ubiquitous protein profilin: Mimickers of allergy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-144

  Ebo, D G ^a   Hagendorens, M M ^a   Bridts, C H ^a   De Clerck, L S ^a   Stevens, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate determinants; Cross reactivity; Food; Hymenoptera venom; IgE; Latex; Profilin

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; PROFILIN;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ANIMALS; BETULA; BROMELAINS; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CROSS REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALUS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROFILINS; RUBBER;

EID: 0842270117     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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