Variability of IgE reactivity profiles among European mite allergic patients

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 959-965

  Weghofer, M ^a   Thomas, W R ^b,f   Kronqvist, M ^c   Mari, A ^d   Purohit, A ^e   Pauli, G ^e   Horak, F ^a   Gronlund H ^c   Van Hage, M ^c   Valenta, R ^a   Vrtala, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HDM allergy; IgE prevalence; Recombinant allergens; Storage mite allergy

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FRANCE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SWEDEN;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

EID: 56649098886     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.02048.x     Document Type: Article

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