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. 2024 Oct 25;9(5):265.
doi: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000265. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct.

Flaxseed anaphylaxis: an emerging allergen

Diogo Mota  1 , Maria João Vasconcelos  1   2 , Borja Bartolomé-Zavala  3 , Diana Silva  1   4 , Alice Coimbra  1
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Flaxseed anaphylaxis: an emerging allergen

Diogo Mota et al. Porto Biomed J. .

Abstract

Flaxseed is an emerging allergen, and a detailed clinical history is crucial for diagnosis. Flaxseed allergens identified are associated with severe reactions. Providing clear advice on food avoidance might be challenging as there are no reports of clinical cross-reactivity to other foods published.

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Figure 1.
SDS-PAGE immunoblotting. Flaxseed extract. Lane P1: case 1 serum, Lane P2: case 2 serum, Lane C: control serum (pool of sera from nonatopic subjects), Lane M: molecular mass standard. (−) samples without 2-mercaptoethanol, (+) samples with 2-mercaptoethanol.
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