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ReviewAllergy, asthma & immunology research2014

Current status of standardization of inhalant allergen extracts in Korea.

Kyoung Yong Jeong, Jae-Hyun Lee, Eun-Jin Kim, Joo-Shil Lee, Sang-Heon Cho, Soo-Jong Hong, Jung-Won Park

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Review in Allergy, asthma & immunology research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Neglected but Clinically Relevant Allergens in Korea.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2024
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  4. Allergens of Regional Importance in Korea.Frontiers in allergy · 2021
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  6. Stability of extracts from pollens of allergenic importance in Korea.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2020
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  12. Allergen Extracts for In Vivo Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergy: Is There a Future?The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
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Kyoung Yong JeongDepartment of Internal Medicine and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae-Hyun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-Jin KimCenter for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Cheongwon, Korea.
Joo-Shil LeeCenter for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Cheongwon, Korea.
Sang-Heon ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Soo-Jong HongDepartment of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung-Won ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergy diagnosis and immunotherapy in Korea rely mostly on imported allergen extracts. However, some allergens that are not important in Western countries are not commercially available, and even the same species of allergen source often displays differences in allergenicity due to amino acid sequence polymorphisms. Therefore, it is essential to prepare allergen extracts that reflect regional characteristics. Allergen standardization has been performed since 2009 with the support of the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Here, we summarize the current status of allergen standardization, focusing on the house dust mite and cockroach. Pollen allergens that are under investigation are also briefly described.

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