Characterization of recombinant Mal d 4 and its application for component-resolved diagnosis of apple allergy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1087-1096

  Ma, Y ^a   Zuidmeer, L ^b   Bohle, B ^a   Bolhaar, S T H ^c   Gadermaier, G ^d   Gonzalez Mancebo, E ^e   Fernandez Rivas, M ^e   Knulst, A C ^c   Himly, M ^d   Asero, R ^f   Ebner, C ^g   Van Ree, R ^a   Ferreira, F ^d   Breiteneder, H ^a   Hoffmann Sommergruber, K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^f CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^g Allergy Clinic   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apple allergens; Component resolved diagnosis; Food allergens; Mal d 4; Profilin; Recombinant

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RECOMBINANT APPLE PROFILIN 4; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ALLERGY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANTIGENS, PLANT; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BIOREACTORS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALUS; PROFILINS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746701360     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02541.x     Document Type: Article

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