Monday, March 14, 2011

Tropomyosin not the only allergen in seafood hypersensitivity in mite sensitized individuals

The Annals has an article by Boquete et al arguing that tropomyosin does not appear to be the main allergen involved in patients who are sensitive to dust mite and experience allergy symptoms after eating seafood (esp shrimp). This is not an uncommon issue.

After learning about Jack Elias and Geoff Chupp's work on chitinases and asthma, I wonder whether chitin could be a player here, as well as with cockroach sensitivity. Just putting another marker out there.....

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