Allergen databases

Allergies represent a significant medical and industrial problem. Molecular and clinical data on allergens are growing exponentially and in this article we have reviewed nine specialized allergen databases and identified data sources related to protein allergens contained in general purpose molecula...

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Published in:Allergy (Copenhagen) 2003-11, Vol.58 (11), p.1093-1100
Main Authors: Brusic, V., Millot, M., Petrovsky, N., Gendel, S. M., Gigonzac, O., Stelman, S. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
allergen data
Allergens
Allergic diseases
bioinformatics
Biological and medical sciences
data management
Databases, Factual
General aspects
Immunopathology
Internet
Medical sciences
molecular databases
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Summary:Allergies represent a significant medical and industrial problem. Molecular and clinical data on allergens are growing exponentially and in this article we have reviewed nine specialized allergen databases and identified data sources related to protein allergens contained in general purpose molecular databases. An analysis of allergens contained in public databases indicates a high level of redundancy of entries and a relatively low coverage of allergens by individual databases. From this analysis we identify current database needs for allergy research and, in particular, highlight the need for a centralized reference allergen database.
ISSN:0105-4538
1398-9995
DOI:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00248.x