Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of IgE Sensitization to Profilin in Childhood: A Multicenter Study

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-31

  Asero, Riccardo ^a   Tripodi, Salvatore ^b   Dondi, Arianna ^c   Di Rienzo Businco, Andrea ^b   Sfika, Ifigenia ^b   Bianchi, Annamaria ^d   Candelotti, Paolo ^d   Caffarelli, Carlo ^e   Povesi Dascola, Carlotta ^e   Ricci, Giampaolo ^f   Calamelli, Elisabetta ^f   Maiello, Nunzia ^g   Del Giudice, Michele Miraglia ^g   Frediani, Tullio ^h   Frediani, Simone ^h   Macri, Francesco ^h   Moretti, Matteo ^h   Iacono, Iride Dello ⁱ   Patria, Maria Francesca ^j   Varin, Elena ^k   Peroni, Diego ^l   Comberiati, Pasquale ^l   Chini, Loredana ^m   Moschese, Viviana ^m   Lucarelli, Sandra ⁿ   Bernardini, Roberto ^o   Pingitore, Giuseppe ^p   Pelosi, Umberto ^q   Tosca, Mariangela ^q   Cirisano, Anastasia ^r   Faggian, Diego ^s   Plebani, Mario ^t   Verga, Carmen ^t   Matricardi, Paolo Maria ^u   more..

^a San Carlo Clinic   (Italy)

^b SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ramazzini Hospital   (Italy)

^d Mazzoni Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^m TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁿ SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o GB Grassi Hospital   (Italy)

^p Ospedale Santa Barbara   (Italy)

^q G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^r Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^t Respiratory Physiopathology Unit   (Italy)

^u CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Children; Component resolved diagnosis; IgE; Oral allergy syndrome; Panallergens; Pollen; Profilin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROFILIN; ALLERGEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PLANT ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY RAPID TEST; APRICOT; ARTICLE; BANANA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS ALLERGY; CUCUMBER; DATE (FRUIT); DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KIWIFRUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSKMELON; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILIN SENSITIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WATERMELON; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS REACTION; FRUIT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POACEAE; POLLEN; PROCEDURES; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CROSS REACTIONS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITALY; MALE; POACEAE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PROFILINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84946713669     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000441222     Document Type: Article

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