2011 – How dust mite proteins can become mite allergens
Embedded in house dust mite droppings are multiple proteins that can become allergens. Also in the droppings are disease-associated molecules that have the properties required to make the transformation from mite protein to mite allergen. The route of the transformation is discussed in an important clinical review.
‘Allergens and their role in the allergic immune response’, Platts-Mills TAE, Woodfolk JA, ‘Immunological Reviews’, 2011, Vol. 242: p51-67
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