Tolerant beekeepers display venom-specific functional IgG4 antibodies in the absence of specific IgE

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 May;131(5):1419-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.08.037. Epub 2012 Oct 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibody Specificity*
  • Bee Venoms / immunology*
  • Beekeeping*
  • Bees / immunology*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Dysgammaglobulinemia / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance*
  • Immunoglobulin E / deficiency*
  • Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / physiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Exposure

Substances

  • Bee Venoms
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin E