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. 2022 Jan;14(1):143-145.
doi: 10.4168/aair.2022.14.1.143.

No Difference in Allergenicity Among Small-Sized Dog Breeds Popular in Korea

Da Woon Sim  1 , Jong Sun Lee  2 , Kyung Hee Park  2 , Kyung Sik Kim  3 , Kyoung Yong Jeong  2 , Jae-Hyun Lee  2 , Jung-Won Park  4
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No Difference in Allergenicity Among Small-Sized Dog Breeds Popular in Korea

Da Woon Sim et al. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2022 Jan.
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Figure. (A) Can f1 concentrations in hair extracts from the different dog breeds. (B) Dog allergen potency determined through competitive inhibition (ImmunoCAP) assay, using pooled sera from the patients with dog allergy. (C) IgE immunoblot analysis of hair extracts from the different dog breeds.
IgE, immunoglobulin E.
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