Pedraza EMM, Dra. Adela Rodríguez RA

Language: Spanish
References: 33
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ABSTRACT

IgE-mediated allergies are considered a serious problem of health in the industrialized world, due to the capacity of some normally innocuous proteins (allergens) to induce allergic reactions in sensitized patients. The scientific community realizes several immunological and molecular studies to determine the basis of the allergenic potential and the cross-reactivity of the allergens, which could be related to the intrinsic characteristics of these molecules. The main goals are to develop appropriate immunotherapy to avoid these diseases, to predict such potential in products and new foods, and to establish suitable tools of diagnosis. In this work we described several studies performed fundamentally in the regions that interact with the IgE antibodies.

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