title: Cockroach allergens: function, structure and allergenicity.
abstract: Cockroach allergy is a widespread health problem in the world, associated with the development of asthma. The German and American cockroach species are important producers of a wide variety of allergens. Knowledge of their structure and function contributes to understand their role in allergy and to design tools for diagnosis and immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: INDOOR Biotechnologies, Inc., 1216 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. apomes@inbio.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pomés
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wünschmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hindley
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Vailes
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E