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Allergens from Aspergillus versicolor, and method of detecting a mold allergy caused by interior rooms

US8394383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH—UFZ · DE

Inventors

Andrea Müller · Winterthur, CH
Dirk Benndorf · Leipzig, DE
Katharina Bock · Frankfurt, DE
Martin Von Bergen · Leipzig, DE
Olaf Herbarth · Leipzig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2008
Grant date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K14/38
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to seven allergens of Aspergillus versicolor which are suitable for specific diagnostics of this mold which predominantly pollutes the interior. The invention is also directed to an immunological method of detecting a sensitization to A. versicolor, especially an allergy, wherein one or more of the above-mentioned seven allergens found are employed as diagnostic markers. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition which includes one or more of these seven allergens as active substance, and to the use of one or more of these seven allergens for the desensitization to A. versicolor.

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