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. 1994;72(5):797–806.

Allergen nomenclature*

IUIS/WHO Allergen Nomenclature Subcommittee
PMCID: PMC2486548  PMID: 7955031

Abstract

The revised nomenclature for allergens is presented together with proposed nomenclatures for (a) allergen genes, mRNAs and cDNAs, and (b) recombinant and synthetic peptides of allergenic interest.

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