Impact of cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants on wood dust sensitization

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1099-1106

  Kespohl, S ^a   Schlunssen V ^b   Jacobsen, G ^c   Schaumburg, I ^c   Maryska, S ^a   Meurer, U ^a   Bruning T ^a   Sigsgaard, T ^b   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beech wood; Cross reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs); IgE epitope; Wood dust allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BEECH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIZATION; WOOD DUST; WORKPLACE;

ALLERGENS; CARBOHYDRATES; CROSS REACTIONS; DENMARK; DUST; FAGUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PINUS; PROTEINS; RHINITIS; WOOD;

EID: 77953501981     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03514.x     Document Type: Article

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