Abstract: The present invention is directed to materials and methods that may be used in diagnosing and/or characterizing allergies. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using a plurality of peptides having allergen epitopes that may be used in immunoassays e.g., microarray-based immunoassays to predict the severity of an allergic response.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 22, 2005
Publication date:
April 30, 2009
Applicant:
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Office of Industrial Liason
Inventors:
Hugh A. Sampson, Wayne G. Shreffler, Kirsten Beyer