Sequence polymorphisms of major German cockroach allergens Bla g 1, Bla g 2, Bla g 4, and Bla g 5

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Jeong, Kyoung Yong ^a   Lee, Haeseok ^a   Shin, Kwang Hyun ^a   Yi, Myung Hee ^a   Jeong, Kyoung Jin ^a   Hong, Chein Soo ^a   Yong, Tai Soon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergen; Bla g 1; Bla g 2; Bla g 4; Bla g 5; Cockroach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COCKROACH ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COCKROACH; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSECT ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 37249073802     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107460     Document Type: Article

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