Food allergens in house dust.
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.
Witteman
A M
AM
Central Laboratory of The Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam.
van Leeuwen
J
J
van der Zee
J
J
Aalberse
R C
RC
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
D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D010059:Ovomucin