Selective allergy to the salmonidae fish family: a selective parvalbumin epitope?

Abstract

Parvalbumins are the major fish allergens and share sequence identities of 61% to 93%, which support cross-reactivity among fish species.1-4 We report an unusual case of selective allergy to fish of the Salmonidae family in which salmon- and trout-specific parvalbumins seem to be the only allergens involved.