Olive cultivar origin is a major cause of polymorphism for Ole e 1 pollen allergen

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pollens from different olive (<it>Olea europaea </it>L.) cultivars have been shown to differ significantly in their content in Ole e 1 and in their overall allergenicity. This allergen is, in addition, characterized by a...

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Main Authors: Alché Juan, Rodríguez-García María, Jiménez-López José, Castro Antonio, Hamman-Khalifa AbdelMounim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/10