title: The human dander atopy. II. human dander, a complicating factor in the study of the relationship between house dust and dermatophagoides allergens.
abstract: Besides describing some pitfalls frequently ignored in investigations on the house dust Dermatophagoides allergen problem, the author demonstrates that skin reactions due to the very small amount of "residual allergen activity" in house dust can be explained by the fact that house dust always contains a small percentage of human dander.
mesh_terms: D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D004391:Dust