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The History and Science of the Major Birch Pollen Allergen Bet v 1 by Breiteneder, Heimo, Kraft, Dietrich

“…The term allergy was coined in 1906 by the Austrian scientist and pediatrician Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet. In 1976, Dietrich Kraft became the head of the…”
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Mucosal co-application of lactic acid bacteria and allergen induces counter-regulatory immune responses in a murine model of birch pollen allergy by Repa, Andreas, Grangette, Corinne, Daniel, Catherine, Hochreiter, Romana, Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Karin, Thalhamer, Josef, Kraft, Dietrich, Breiteneder, Heimo, Mercenier, Annick, Wiedermann, Ursula

“…Recent epidemiological studies and clinical trials suggest a possible role of certain lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains in the prevention of allergic…”
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Recombinant marker allergens: diagnostic gatekeepers for the treatment of allergy by Kazemi-Shirazi, Lili, Niederberger, Verena, Linhart, Birgit, Lidholm, Jonas, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…During the past decade an increasing number of recombinant allergens have become available, representing a significant proportion of the epitope complexity of…”
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Cross‐reactive N‐glycans of Api g 5, a high molecular weight glycoprotein allergen from celery, are required for immunoglobulin E binding and activation of effector cells from allergic patients by Bublin, Merima, Radauer, Christian, Wilson, Iain B. H., Kraft, Dietrich, Scheiner, Otto, Breiteneder, Heimo, Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Karin

“…ABSTRACT Allergy diagnosis relying on the determination of specific IgE is frequently complicated by the presence of cross‐reacting IgE of unclear clinical…”
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Nonanaphylactic synthetic peptides derived from B cell epitopes of the major grass pollen allergen, Phl p 1, for allergy vaccination by Focke, Margarete, Mahler, Vera, Ball, Tanja, Sperr, Wolfgang R., Majlesi, Yasamin, Valent, Peter, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…Worldwide more than 200 million individuals are allergic to group 1 grass pollen allergens. We have used the major timothy grass pollen allergen Phl p 1, which…”
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Modulation of IgE reactivity of allergens by site-directed mutagenesis: potential use of hypoallergenic variants for immunotherapy by Ferreira, F. (Universitat Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.), Ebner, C, Kramer, B, Casari, G, Briza, P, Kungl, A.J, Grimm, R, Jahn-Schmid, B, Breiteneder, H, Kraft, D

“…ABSTRACT Specific immunotherapy is an efficient treatment for patients suffering from type I allergy. The mechanisms underlying successful immunotherapy are…”
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Induction of antibody responses to new B cell epitopes indicates vaccination character of allergen immunotherapy by Ball, Tanja, Sperr, Wolfgang R., Valent, Peter, Lidholm, Jonas, Spitzauer, Susanne, Ebner, Christof, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…Whether the modulation of antibody responses can contribute to the improvement of clinical symptoms in patients receiving allergen immunotherapy represents a…”
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Recombinant allergens for diagnosis and therapy of allergic diseases by Valenta, Rudolf, Kraft, Dietrich

“…A considerable number of cDNAs coding for allergens have been isolated and expressed. Structural and immunological similarities between recombinant allergens…”
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IgE antibodies to recombinant pollen allergens (Phl p 1, Phl p 2, Phl p 5, and Bet v 2) account for a high percentage of grass pollen–specific IgE by Niederberger, Verena, Laffer, Sylvia, Fröschl a, Renate, Kraft, Dietrich, Rumpold, Helmut, Kapiotis a, Sonja, Valenta, Rudolf, Spitzauer, Susanne

“…Background: Pollen from different grass species are some of the most potent elicitors of Type I allergy worldwide. The characterization of antigenic structures…”
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Identification of profilin as a novel pollen allergen: IgE autoreactivity in sensitized individuals by Valenta, R. (University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria), Duchene, M, Pettenburger, K, Sillaber, C, Valent, P, Bettelheim, P, Breitenbach, M, Rumpold, H, Kraft, D, Scheiner, O

“…A complementary DNA encoding a pollen allergen from white birch (Betula verrucosa) that was isolated from a pollen complementary DNA library with serum…”
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Calcium-binding allergens: from plants to man by Valenta, R, Hayek, B, Seiberler, S, Bugajska-Schretter, A, Niederberger, V, Twardosz, A, Natter, S, Vangelista, L, Pastore, A, Spitzauer, S, Kraft, D

“…Calcium-binding proteins contain a variable number of motifs, termed EF-hands, which consist of two perpendicularly placed alpha-helics and an inter-helical…”
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Calcium-dependent immunoglobulin E recognition of the apo- and calcium-bound form of a cross-reactive two EF-hand timothy grass pollen allergen, Phl p 7 by Niederberger, V. (University of Vienna, Austria.), Hayek, B, Vrtala, S, Laffer, S, Twardosz, A, Vangelista, L, Sperr, W.R, Valent, P, Rumpold, H, Kraft, D

“…ABSTRACT Type I allergy, an immunodisorder that affects almost 20% of the population worldwide, is based on the immunoglobulin E (IgE) recognition of per se…”
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A Human Monoclonal IgE Antibody Defines a Highly Allergenic Fragment of the Major Timothy Grass Pollen Allergen, Phl p 5: Molecular, Immunological, and Structural Characterization of the Epitope-Containing Domain by Flicker, Sabine, Vrtala, Susanne, Steinberger, Peter, Vangelista, Luca, Bufe, Albrecht, Petersen, Arnd, Ghannadan, Minoo, Sperr, Wolfgang R, Valent, Peter, Norderhaug, Lars, Bohle, Barbara, Stockinger, Hannes, Suphioglu, Cenk, Ong, Eng Kok, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…Almost 90% of grass pollen-allergic patients are sensitized against group 5 grass pollen allergens. We isolated a monoclonal human IgE Fab out of a…”
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Identification of common allergenic structures in hazel pollen and hazelnuts: a possible explanation for sensitivity to hazelnuts in patients allergic to tree pollen by Hirschwehr, R, Valenta, R, Ebner, C, Ferreira, F, Sperr, W R, Valent, P, Rohac, M, Rumpold, H, Scheiner, O, Kraft, D

“…It is known that most patients with type I allergy to tree pollens also suffer from intolerance to nuts. To identify allergenic structures common to hazel…”
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Isoforms of Bet v 1, the Major Birch Pollen Allergen, Analyzed by Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, and cDNA Cloning (∗) by Swoboda, Ines, Jilek, Alexander, Ferreira, Fátima, Engel, Edwin, Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Karin, Scheiner, Otto, Kraft, Dietrich, Breiteneder, Heimo, Pittenauer, Ernst, Schmid, Erich, Vicente, Oscar, Heberle-Bors, Erwin, Ahorn, Horst, Breitenbach, Michael

“…Bet v 1, the major allergen of birch pollen, displays a considerable degree of heterogeneity. Several charge variants have been detected by two-dimensional IgE…”
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Molecular and Immunologic Characterization of a Highly Cross-Reactive Two EF-Hand Calcium-Binding Alder Pollen Allergen, Aln g 4: Structural Basis for Calcium-Modulated IgE Recognition by Hayek, Brigitte, Vangelista, Luca, Pastore, Annalisa, Sperr, Wolfgang R, Valent, Peter, Vrtala, Susanne, Niederberger, Verena, Twardosz, Anna, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…Serum IgE was used to isolate a cDNA coding for a 9.4-kDa two EF-hand calcium-binding allergen, Aln g 4, from a lambda gt11 expression cDNA library constructed…”
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IgE cross-reactivities against albumins in patients allergic to animals by Spitzauer, Susanne, Pandjaitan, Budhi, Söregi, Gabor, Mühl a, Sonja, Ebner, Christof, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf, Rumpold, Helmut

“…Background: Type I allergic symptoms and severe asthma in particular are frequently caused by animal hair/dander proteins, among which albumins are possible…”
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Molecular cloning of major and minor allergens of Alternaria alternata and Cladosporium herbarum by Achatz, Gernot, Oberkofler, Hannes, Lechenauer, Erich, Simon, Birgit, Unger, Andrea, Kandler, Doris, Ebner, Christoph, Prillinger, Hansjörg, Kraft, Dietrich, Breitenbach, Michael

“…The two moulds, Alternaria alternata and Cladosporium herbarum, are recognized as major causes of fungal allergies. Cloning, sequencing and heterologous…”
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Identification of a 60 kd cross-reactive allergen in pollen and plant-derived food by Heiss, Susanne, Fischer, Sabine, Müller, Wolf-Dieter, Weber, Bernhard, Hirschwehr, Reinhold, Spitzauer, Susanne, Kraft, Dietrich, Valenta, Rudolf

“…Background: Cross-reactive IgE antibodies were found to be responsible for allergic reactions in patients allergic to pollen on ingestion of food (oral allergy…”
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Legends of allergy and immunology: Clemens von Pirquet by Breiteneder, Heimo, Hendler, Petra‐Natascha, Kraft, Dietrich

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