Allergy to fish collagen: Thermostability of collagen and IgE reactivity of patients' sera with extracts of 11 species of bony and cartilaginous fish

Background: Parvalbumin was identified as a major fish allergen, and has been well investigated. Collagen was identified as a second allergen; however, its allergenic properties remain uncharacterized. Although fish is an important staple in coastal countries, its thermostability is unknown. Therefo...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Kobayashi, Takuma Kuriyama, Ryoko Nakagawara, Michiko Aihara, Naoko Hamada-Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
IgE
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893016300491