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Seafood allergy and allergens: a review.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Lehrer S B, Ayuso R, Reese G
Abstract excerpt
Seafoods are composed of diverse sea organisms and humans are allergic to many of them. Tropomyosin is a major allergen in many shellfish, especially crustacea and mollusks. Interestingly, tropomyosin has also been identified as an important allergen in other invertebrates including dust mites and cockroaches, and it has been proposed by some to be an invertebrate pan allergen. Different regions of shrimp...
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