Allergenicity of different apple cultivars assessed by means of skin prick test and sensitisation to recombinant allergens Mal d 1 and Mal d 3 in a group of Italian apple-allergic patients

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1517-1523

  Ricci, Giampaolo ^a   Dondi, Arianna ^a   Belotti, Tamara ^a   Baldi, Elena ^a   Tartarini, Stefano ^a   Paris, Roberta ^a   Pagliarani, Giulia ^a   Serafini Fracassini, Donatella ^a   Casadio, Rita ^a   Giannetti, Arianna ^a   Masi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple allergy; Apple cultivars; Food allergy; Mal d 1; Mal d 3; Prick to prick skin prick test; Recombinant allergens

Indexed keywords

APPLE ALLERGY; APPLE CULTIVARS; FOOD ALLERGY; MAL D 1; MAL D 3; PRICK-TO-PRICK SKIN PRICK TEST; RECOMBINANT ALLERGENS;

ANTIGENS; FRUITS; TESTING;

ALLERGIES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77956001932     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02300.x     Document Type: Article

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