Relationship between peach lipid transfer protein specific IgE levels and hypersensitivity to non-Rosaceae vegetable foods in patients allergic to lipid transfer protein

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 268-272

  Asero, Riccardo ^a   Mistrello, Gianni ^b   Roncarolo, Daniela ^b   Amato, Stefano ^b  

^a Ospedale 21   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORN; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; HAZELNUT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; ONION; ORANGE (FRUIT); PEACH; PEANUT; POLLEN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; ROSACEA; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; TOMATO; VEGETABLE; WALNUT;

EID: 1242321346     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61559-1     Document Type: Article

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