Recombinant lipid transfer protein Cor a 8 from hazelnut: A new tool for in vitro diagnosis of potentially severe hazelnut allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-147

  Schocker, Frauke ^a   Lüttkopf, Dirk ^b   Scheurer, Stephan ^b   Petersen, Arnd ^a   Cisteró Bahima, Anna ^c   Enrique, Ernesto ^c   San Miguel Moncín, Mar ^c   Akkerdaas, Jaap ^d   Van Ree, Ronald ^d   Vieths, Stefan ^b   Becker, Wolf Meinhard ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^d SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cor a 8; Enzyme allergosorbent test; Hazelnut allergens; Immunoblot; in vitro diagnosis; Lipid transfer protein

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HAZELNUT EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROFILIN; PROTEIN COR A 8; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HAZELNUT; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUTH CAVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 9144258400     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.09.013     Document Type: Article

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