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. 2019 Aug 18;55(8):498. doi: 10.3390/medicina55080498

Table 7.

Seafood molecular allergens available for component resolved diagnosis.

Seafood Source Allergen Name Biochemical Name Features
Carp rCyp c 1 Parvalbumin
  • Major allergen

  • sIgE (sIgE) are suggestive of true fish allergy

Cod rGad c 1 Parvalbumin
  • Major allergen

  • sIgE are suggestive of true fish allergy

Shrimp rPen a 1 Tropomyosin
  • Major allergen

  • sIgE are suggestive of true crustaceans allergy

  • cross-reacts with tropomyosin of mites

nPen m 2 * Arginine kinase
  • Minor allergen

nPen m 4 * Calcium binding protein
  • Minor allergen

* Available only for semiquantitative methods.