Low-affinity allergen-specific IgE in cord blood and affinity maturation after birth

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Mar;133(3):904-5.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.09.034. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

Authors

Norio Kamemura¹, Norio Kawamoto², Ryosuke Nakamura³, Reiko Teshima³, Toshiyuki Fukao², Hiroshi Kido⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
³ Division of Novel Foods and Immunochemistry, National Institute of Health Science, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Division of Enzyme Chemistry, Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan. Electronic address: kido@ier.tokushima-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 24231285
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.09.034

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allergens / immunology*
Antibody Affinity*
Diethylamines / pharmacology
Fetal Blood / immunology*
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / blood*
Infant
Ovomucin / immunology

Substances

Allergens
Diethylamines
Ovomucin
Immunoglobulin E
diethylamine