Relevance of the recombinant lipid transfer protein of Hevea brasiliensis: IgE-binding reactivity in fruit-allergic adults

In these patients, rHev b 12 specific IgE reactivity seems to result from common cross-reactive epitopes with some of the fruit LTPs tested and underscores only an involvement in co-recognition. No clinical relevance of IgE binding to the LTP of H brasiliensis in association with NRL allergy was detected.