Allergen Details:
| Allergen name: | Chi t 9 |
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Source: Animalia Arthropoda Order: Diptera Species: Chironomus thummi thummi (Midge) |
| Obsolete name: | Chi t I |
| Biochemical name: | Hemoglobin, component X |
| MW(SDS-PAGE): | 16 |
| Allergenicity: | Of 86 subjects with IgE against C.thummi thummi larvae, 76 had IgE against Chi t I, which comprises 12 homologous hemoglobins (Chi t 1-9). 56 of these 76 people were symptomatic. Chi t I induced histamine release in basophils of all 20 patients tested, and acute rhinitis and/or asthmatic reactions in all 25 patients tested in inhalation challenge test. |
| Allergenicity ref.: | 1701849 |
| Food allergen: | No |
| Date Created: | 2003-05-22 12:00:00 |
| Last Updated: | 2012-08-30 10:04:00 |
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Comments
| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi t 9.0101 | P02228 | P02228 |