Evaluation of endogenous allergens for the safety evaluation of genetically engineered food crops: Review of potential risks, test methods, examples and relevance

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 8317-8332

  Goodman, Richard E ^a   Panda, Rakhi ^a   Ariyarathna, Harsha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

food allergy; genetically modified; IgE; maize; risk management; soybean

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGIES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; IGE; MAIZE; SOYBEAN;

ALLERGENS; ALLERGIES; CROPS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FOOD SAFETY;

ALLERGEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEINS, PLANT; PLANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEEDS; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883724745     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf400952y     Document Type: Article

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