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Association of HLA-DR1 with the allergic response to the major mugwort pollen allergen: molecular background.
BMC immunology - 8 Aug 2012
Knapp Bernhard, Fischer Gottfried, Van Hemelen Dries, Fae Ingrid, Maillere Bernard, Ebner Christof, Schreiner Wolfgang, Bohle Barbara, Jahn-Schmid Beatrice
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mugwort pollen allergens represent the main cause of pollinosis in late summer. The major allergen, Art v 1, contains only one single immunodominant, solely HLA-DR-restricted T cell epitope (Art v 125-36). The frequency of HLA-DRB1*01 is highly increased in mugwort-allergic individuals and HLA-DR1 serves as restriction element for Art v 125-36. However, Art v 125-36 also binds to HLA-DR4 with high...
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