Komponenten-aufgelöste Diagnostik der Hymenopterengiftallergie
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Maximilian Schiener; Anke Graessel; Dennis Russkamp; Simon Blank; Stefanie Etzold
- Source
- BIOspektrum. 22:713-716
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
030103 biophysics
business.industry
Pharmacology toxicology
Venom
Nanotechnology
medicine.disease
Human genetics
03 medical and health sciences
Molecular level
Immunology
Medicine
business
Molecular Biology
Anaphylaxis
Biotechnology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1868-6249
0947-0867
Anaphylaxis due to stings of honeybees and wasps is one of the most severe IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. In the last years, increasing knowledge about the venom composition on a molecular level and the availability of recombinant allergens with advanced characteristics, have facilitated the development of component-resolved diagnostics. Here we will give examples for the advantages of such an approach over classical diagnostics and for potential therapeutic implications.