IgE versus IgG4 epitopes of the peanut allergen Ara h 1 in patients with severe allergy

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-176

  Bogh K L ^a   Nielsen, H ^b   Eiwegger, T ^c   Madsen, C B ^a   Mills, E N C ^d,e   Rigby, N M ^d   Szepfalusi Z ^c   Roggen, E L ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ara h 1; Epitopes; IgE; IgG4; Peanut allergy; Phage display

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PEANUT ALLERGEN ARA H 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BIOPANNING; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; PHAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARA H 1; EPITOPE MAPPING TOOL; EPITOPES; ETM; IGE; IGG4; PBS; PEANUT ALLERGY; PHAGE-DISPLAY; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SALINE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; RT; SKIMMED MILK POWDER; SMP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84890850638     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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