Non‐allergenic antigen in allergic sensitization: responses to the mite ferritin heavy chain antigen by allergic and non‐allergic subjects

Background The majority of house dust mite proteins are non‐allergenic. There is, however, no information on the type of immune responses produced to these proteins and if the responses are affected by allergic sensitization.

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