title: Food allergens in house dust.
abstract: Selected food allergens have been measured in 11 house dust samples. The amount of ovomucoid ranged from 170 to 6,300 ng/g dust. The amount of beta-lactoglobulin ranged from < 16 to 71 ng/g dust. Ovomucoid levels in some house dust samples are probably sufficiently high to cause sensitization and/or symptoms via inhalation.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory of The Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Witteman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Zee
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Aalberse
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D010059:Ovomucin / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D010059:Ovomucin