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Expression of enzymatically inactive wasp venom phospholipase A1 in Pichia pastoris.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Borodina Irina, Jensen Bettina M, Wagner Tim, Hachem Maher A, Søndergaard Ib, Poulsen Lars K
Abstract excerpt
Wasp venom allergy is the most common insect venom allergy in Europe. It is manifested by large local reaction or anaphylactic shock occurring after a wasp sting. The allergy can be treated by specific immunotherapy with whole venom extracts. Wasp venom is difficult and costly to obtain and is a subject to composition variation, therefore it can be advantageous to substitute it with a cocktail of recombinant...
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