Wheat and maize thioredoxins: A novel cross-reactive cereal allergen family related to baker's asthma

Baker's asthma is a serious problem for a significant proportion of workers in bakeries, confectionaries, and the food industry. Although several wheat allergens related to baker's asthma have been described, standardized reagents for a reliable diagnosis are not yet available.To clone novel wheat allergens related to baker's asthma and investigate the cross-reactive potential of their maize and human homologues.A wheat cDNA phage display...