Barnacle allergy: Allergen characterization and cross-reactivity with mites

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-122

  Marinho, S ^a   Morais Almeida, M ^a   Gaspar, A ^a   Santa Maria, C ^a   Pires, G ^a   Postigo, I ^b   Guisantes, J ^b   Martinez J ^b,c   Rosado Pinto, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Sweden Diagnostics (Spain) SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barnacle; Cross reactivity; Crustacea; Food allergy; Mites; Pollicipes pollicipes

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MITE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SHELLFISH; SKIN TESTS; THORACICA;

EID: 33744487984     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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