Change in the pattern of IgE reactivity to timothy grass and birch pollen allergens over a 20-year period

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 274-278

  Movérare, Robert ^a,d   Kosunen, T U ^b   Haahtela, T ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Birch pollen; IgE reactivity; ImmunoCAP; Recombinant allergens; Timothy grass pollen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRCH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; BETULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEUM; POLLEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750071710     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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