Is mealworm or shrimp allergy indicative for food allergy to insects?

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Broekman, Henrike C H P ^a   Knulst, André C ^a   de Jong, Govardus ^b   Gaspari, Marco ^c   den Hartog Jager, Constance F ^a   Houben, Geert F ^a,b   Verhoeckx, Kitty C M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergenic potency; Cross reactivity; Edible Insects; Insect food allergy; Primary mealworm allergy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENAEIDAE; TENEBRIO;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENAEIDAE; TENEBRIO;

EID: 85028686349     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201601061     Document Type: Article

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