Component resolution reveals additional major allergens in patients with honeybee venom allergy

Conclusion: Analysis of a panel of CCD-free HBV allergens improved diagnostic sensitivity compared with use of rApi m 1 alone, identified additional major allergens, and revealed sensitizations to allergens that have been reported to be absent or underrepresented in therapeutic HBV preparations.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - January 21, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Julian Köhler, Simon Blank, Sabine Müller, Frank Bantleon, Marcel Frick, Johannes Huss-Marp, Jonas Lidholm, Edzard Spillner, Thilo Jakob Tags: Food, drug, insect sting allergy, and anaphylaxis Source Type: research