A clinical and immunological study of allergy to hen's egg white. III. Allergens in hen's egg white studied by crossed radio-immunoelectrophoresis (CRIE)

Allergy. 1982 Oct;37(7):521-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1982.tb02335.x.

Abstract

Allergens in hen's egg white were studied in crossed radio-immunoelectrophoresis (CRIE). Specific IgE-antibodies against different proteins in the egg white were examined in sera from 70 atopic patients with clinical hypersensitivity, and RAST greater than or equal to 2 to egg white. Ovalbumin, ovomucoid and an unidentified protein, antigen 22, were classified as major allergens. Specific IgE-antibodies against 10 more proteins in hen's egg white were detected. IgE-antibodies against lysozyme could not be detected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Allergens / analysis*
  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Egg White / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Food Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Food Hypersensitivity / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoelectrophoresis*
  • Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional*
  • Infant
  • Muramidase / analysis
  • Ovalbumin / analysis
  • Ovomucin / analysis
  • Rabbits
  • Radioallergosorbent Test
  • Skin Tests

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Ovomucin
  • Ovalbumin
  • Muramidase