Cockroach allergens: function, structure and allergenicity.
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.
Pomés
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INDOOR Biotechnologies, Inc., 1216 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. apomes@inbio.com
Wünschmann
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Hindley
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Vailes
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Chapman
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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
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E