Research into protein provides new insight into fish
allergies
Leipzig. Food allergies are evidently much more specific
than previously assumed. More precise tests may allow allergy sufferers more
freedom of food choice in the future. This is the result of studies carried out
by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the University of
Leipzig and the Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen. The researchers
examined patients with a Nile perch allergy. Being allergic to Nile perch does
not mean also being allergic to cod. Furthermore, species-specific allergens
were identified that may help to improve avoidance strategies against such food
allergies and make them more specific, the researchers write in the scientific
journal Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology (JIACI).