The Blomia tropicalis allergens.

Protein Pept Lett

Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Published: July 2007

Blomia tropicalis allergens are the most important mite allergens in tropical regions. Most of them only have 30-40% sequence identity with their Dermatophagoides counterparts and they share low IgE cross reactivity and exhibit different immunobiology. Unlike the pyroglyphid counterparts, Blo t 5 is the major allergen whereas Blo t 1 only has modest allergenicity.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986607780363862DOI Listing

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