The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 746-747 , March 2007

Contamination of probiotic preparations with milk allergens can cause anaphylaxis in children with cow's milk allergy

  • Tzu-Tai Tiger Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
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  • Martine Morisset, MD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy
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  • Catherine Astier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • JE2482 Lipidomix, MTM, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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  • Denise-Anne Moneret-Vautrin, MD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy
    • ,
  • Vanina Cordebar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy
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  • Etienne Beaudouin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy
    • ,
  • Fanny Codreanu, MD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy
    • ,
  • Bernard E. Bihain, MD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • JE2482 Lipidomix, MTM, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
    • ,
  • Gisèle Kanny, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From EA3999 Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital, Nancy

  • Image Result

    (A) Coomassie stained SDS-PAGE. (B) Immunoblot and (C) immunodot with polyclonal IgG anti-BLG before (row a) and after preincubation with BLG: 0.1 mg/mL (row b); 1 mg/mL (row c). (D) Representative We

    (A) Coomassie stained SDS-PAGE. (B) Immunoblot and (C) immunodot with polyclonal IgG anti-BLG before (row a) and after preincubation with BLG: 0.1 mg/mL (row b); 1 mg/mL (row c). (D) Representative Western blot using sera of a patient with IgE-mediated CMA (row a) and of a nonatopic patient (row b). B, Bacilor; D, Ditopy; I, Imgalt; MW, molecular weight standard; O, O-LAC.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(06)02356-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.011

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 746-747 , March 2007

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