Prevalence of IgE-binding to Art v 1, Art v 4 and Amb a 1 in mugwort-allergic patients

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-101

  Oberhuber, C ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Wopfner, N ^c   Gadermaier, G ^c   Dedic, A ^c   Niggemann, B ^d   Maderegger, B ^b   Gruber, P ^c   Ferreira, F ^c   Scheiner, O ^a   Hoffmann Sommergruber, K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b BIOMAY AG   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amb a 1; Art v 1; Art v 4; Crossreactivity; Mugwort; Pollen allergens; Ragweed

Indexed keywords

AMB A 1 ALLERGEN; ART V 1 ALLERGEN; ART V 4 ALLERGEN; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RAGWEED ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUGWORT ALLERGY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMBROSIA; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ARTEMISIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38349116530     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108134     Document Type: Article

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