Classification of Food Allergens and Cross-Reactivity

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1-7

  Kazatsky, Ashley M ^a   Wood, Robert A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Food allergens; Food allergy; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AVENIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HEVEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PARVALBUMIN; PROFILIN; TROPOMYOSIN; VICILIN; ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; CEREAL; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; DIET RESTRICTION; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; LEGUME; MEAT ALLERGY; MILK ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; NUT ALLERGY; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRICK TEST; REVIEW; SHELLFISH ALLERGY; WHEAT ALLERGY; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLEN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; POLLEN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84958156022     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-016-0601-1     Document Type: Review

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