Different profiles in specific IgE to rBet v 1 and rBet v 2 in patients allergic to birch pollen from six countries

Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1997 May-Jul;113(1-3):249-51. doi: 10.1159/000237561.

Abstract

There are differences in IgE reactivity to rBet v 1 and rBet v 2 among allergic patients from the six countries studied. The complexity of the reactivity profile tends to be greater in individuals from the central/southern parts of Europe compared to Sweden and Finland. There is a good agreement between in vitro diagnosis with Pharmacia CAP System and Skin prick testing when using the same reagents, rBet v 1 and rBet v 2.

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / immunology*
  • Antigens, Plant
  • Contractile Proteins*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / immunology*
  • Immunoglobulin E / blood*
  • Microfilament Proteins / immunology*
  • Plant Proteins / immunology*
  • Pollen / immunology*
  • Profilins
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Antigens, Plant
  • Contractile Proteins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • Profilins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Bet v 1 allergen, Betula
  • Immunoglobulin E