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Molecular evolution of genes encoding allergen proteins in the peanuts genus Arachis: Structural and functional implications.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Hilu Khidir W, Friend Sheena A, Vallanadu Viruthika, Brown Anne M, Hollingsworth Louis R, Bevan David R
Abstract excerpt
Food allergies are severe immune responses to plant and animal products mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE). Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) are among the top 15 crops that feed the world. However, peanuts is among the "big eight food allergens", and allergies induced by peanuts are a significant public health problem and a life-threatening concern. Targeted mutation studies in peanuts demonstrate that single...
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