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SUBMITTER: Burks AW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC185807 | biostudies-other | 1995 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Burks A W AW Cockrell G G Stanley J S JS Helm R M RM Bannon G A GA
The Journal of clinical investigation 19951001 4
Peanut allergy is a significant health problem because of the frequency, the potential severity, and the chronicity of the allergic sensitivity. Serum IgE from patients with documented peanut hypersensitivity reactions and a peanut cDNA expression library were used to identify clones that encode peanut allergens. One of the major peanut allergens, Ara h I, was selected from these clones using Ara h I specific oligonucleotides and polymerase chain reaction technology. The Ara h I clone identified ...[more]