Wheat grain allergies: An update on wheat allergens

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 67-76

  Battais, F ^a   Richard, C ^a   Jacquenet, S ^a   Denery Papini, S ^b   Moneret Vautrin, D A ^c,d  

^a Genclis SAS   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^d Laboratory of Molecular Medecine and Therapeutics   (France)

Author keywords

5 gliadins; Gluten allergens; Water salt soluble fraction; Wheat allergens; Wheat isolates

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; ALBUMIN; ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLIADIN; GLOBULIN; GLUTENIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE; PROLAMIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BINDING AFFINITY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WHEAT ALLERGY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROLAMINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITICUM;

EID: 57149115356     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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