Auto- and cross-reactivity to thioredoxin allergens in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1617-1623

  Glaser, A G ^a   Menz, G ^b   Kirsch, A I ^b   Zeller, S ^a   Crameri, R ^a   Rhyner, C ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

^b Hochgebirgsklinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Cross reactivity; Molecular mimicry; Self antigens; Thioredoxin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THIOREDOXIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALASSEZIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SKIN TESTS; THIOREDOXINS;

EID: 55949097854     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01777.x     Document Type: Article

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