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Grass pollens are one of the most important allergen sources throughout the world 1. The grasses constitutes a large and diverse group of plants counting over 10,000 individual species. Despite the taxonomical diversity, a number of common features, with respect to allergenenecity2, is apparent.
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Aasmul-Olsen, S., Würtzen, P.A., Lombardero, M., Løwenstein, H., Ipsen, H. (1996). Characterization of Group 1 Allergens from Eleven Grass Species. In: Sehon, A., HayGlass, K.T., Kraft, D. (eds) New Horizons in Allergy Immunotherapy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 409. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5855-2_37
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