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Lipid transfer proteins may be cause of cross-reactivity of allergens causing occupational asthma

Lipid transfer proteins may be cause of cross-reactivity of allergens causing occupational asthma
This is an interesting case of a nurse sensitised to guar gum used to thicken feeds, and that the sensitisation may have been due to a lipid transfer protein component.

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Abstract Available for Severe asthma due to occupational exposure to Guar Gum: is Lipid Transfer Protein involved? Crivellaro MA, Malipiero G, Maculan P, Senna G, Passalacqua G, Maestrelli P, Severe asthma due to occupational exposure to Guar Gum: is Lipid Transfer Protein involved?, Occup Environ Med, 2020;77:427,doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2019-106341
Piero Maestrelli, Padova University, Italy, an author of 'Severe asthma due to occupational exposure to Guar Gum: is Lipid Transfer Protein involved?'

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