1. Lysozyme, a new allergen in donkey's milk.
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Martini, Matteo, Swiontek, Kyra, Antonicelli, Leonardo, Garritani, Maria Stella, Bilò, Maria Beatrice, Mistrello, Gianni, Amato, Stefano, Revets, Dominique, Ollert, Markus, Morisset, Martine, and Hilger, Christiane
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LYSOZYMES , *FOOD allergy , *ANGIONEUROTIC edema , *DONKEYS , *IMMUNOBLOTTING , *ANTI-infective agents - Abstract
The article presents two case studies of lysozyme, an allergen to donkey's milk (DM) in a 9-year-old girl with acute generalized urticaria after use of moisturizing cream which contain DM and in a 33-year-old woman with angioedema involving the lips, left eyelid and hands. Topics discussed include the use of Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-immunoblotting to characterize the allergens, the antimicrobial properties of lysozyme, and the enzyme as a molecule responsible for allergic reactions to DM.
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- 2018
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