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Tree nut allergens.
Allergic reactions to tree nuts can be serious and life threatening. Considerable research has been conducted in recent years in an attempt to characterize those allergens that are most responsible for allergy sensitization and triggering. Both native and recombinant nut allergens have been identified and characterized and, for some, the IgE-reactive epitopes described. Some allergens, such as ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0161-5890
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.011