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Sensitivity to bee venom antigen phospholipase A2: association with specific HLA class I and class II alleles and haplotypes in beekeepers and allergic patients.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2005
Sánchez-Velasco Pablo, Antón Encarnación, Muñoz Daniel, Martínez-Quesada Jorge, Ruíz de Alegría Carlos, López-Hoyos Marcos, García-Martín Alfredo, Jiménez Isabel, Alonso Sofía T, Duque Soledad, Suárez Alicia, Jerez Juan, Leyva-Cobián Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Bee venom hypersensitivity is a clinical entity of outstanding importance because bee stings are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Individuals with immediate-type bee venom hypersensitivity, beekeepers, and healthy controls were examined for HLA-DRB1, DQB1, and DQA1 alleles by sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe typing. Defined hypersensitivity to bee venom antigen phospholipase A2 (vbPLA2) is...
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