Identification of two metallothioneins as novel inhalative coffee allergens cof a 2 and cof a 3.

Dust of green coffee beans is known to be a relevant cause for occupational allergic disorders in coffee industry workers. Recently, we described the first coffee allergen (Cof a 1) establishing an allergenic potential of green coffee dust.Our aim was to identify allergenic components of green coffe...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Peters, Karsten Frenzel, Reinhold Brettschneider, Marcus Oldenburg, Cordula Bittner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4427360?pdf=render