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Latex allergy and filaggrin null mutations

Berit C Carlsen, Michael Meldgaard, Dathan Hamann, Quinlan Hamann, Carsten Hamann, Jacob P Thyssen, Daniel M Meyer, Stephen E Gruninger, Curt Hamann

10 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Natural rubber latex (NRL) contains over 200 proteins of which 13 have been identified as allergens and the cause of type I latex allergy. Health care workers share a high occupational risk for developing latex allergy. Filaggrin null mutations increase the risk of type I sensitizations to aeroallergens and it is possible that filaggrin null mutations also increase the risk of latex allergy. The aim of this paper was to examine the association between filaggrin null mutations and type I latex allergy.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Dentistry
Volume39
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)128-32
Number of pages5
ISSN1687-8728
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2011

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