Profilin as a severe food allergen in allergic patients overexposed to grass pollen

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1610-1616

  Alvarado, M I ^a   Jimeno, L ^b   De La Torre, F ^b   Boissy, P ^b   Rivas, B ^a   Lazaro M J ^a   Barber, Domingo ^c  

^a Hospital Ciudad de Coria   (Spain)

^b ALK Abelló SA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Food allergy; Food challenge test; Profilin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PROFILIN; ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN ALLERGY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CUCURBITACEAE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; POACEAE; POLLEN; SKIN TEST; SWEET ORANGE; TOMATO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CUCURBITACEAE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; POLLEN; PROFILINS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909619271     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12509     Document Type: Article

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