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Cloning of the minor allergen Api g 4 profilin from celery (<i>Apium graveolens</i>) and its cross‐reactivity with birch pollen profilin Bet v 2
1 Jul 2000
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Profilin is a panallergen that is recognized by IgE from about 20% of birch pollen- and plant food-allergic patients. A subgroup of celery-allergic patients shows IgE-reactivity with this minor allergen. To investigate the IgE-binding potential and cross-reactivity of celery profilin at the molecular level, this study was aimed at the cloning and immunological characterization of this allergen....
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