The rubber elongation factor of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) is the major allergen in latex
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From Research Institute of Occupational Medicine—Department of Allergology—at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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From Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany.