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Allergies
New findings from R. Ayuso and co-authors describe advances in allergies
November 26th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Shellfish allergy is a prevalent, long-lasting disorder usually persisting throughout life. Few options are available for treatment, and avoidance is the only therapy recommended." "We sought to identify relevant crustacean allergens for use as diagnostic and safe immunotherapeutic agents for subjects with shellfish allergy. Thirty-eight patients were selected with immediate allergic reactions to shrimp and increased shrimp-specific serum IgE levels. One-dimensional and 2-dimensional electrophoresis of shrimp extracts were followed by IgE immunoblotting. Protein identification was done with matrix-assisted laser...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-11-26)
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