Abstract

Tropomyosins are part of a muscular protein family that includes a large number of cross-reactive allergens originating mainly from invertebrates. Tropomyosins have been identified as food allergens of animal origin from shellfish, such as crustaceans and mollusks, and rarely from parasitic nematodes from fish or some edible insects, and as aeroallergens from arthropods (house dust mites, storage mites, cockroaches). In current allergy practice, in vitro analysis of IgE-mediated sensitization to tropomyosins can be performed using singleplex immunoassays such as fluorencence enzyme immunoassay and chemiluminescence or multiplex ones such as microarray on immuno solid phase allergen chip and macroarray nanotechnology based immunoassay used as a next‑generation molecular allergy explorer.

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