Proteomic analysis of horse hair extracts provides no evidence for the existence of a hypoallergenic Curly Horse breed
Bente Janssen‐Weets,
Antoine Lesur,
Gunnar Dittmar
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe American Bashkir Curly Horse is frequently advertised to horse‐allergic riders and claimed to be a so‐called hypoallergenic breed that elicits fewer symptoms. Previous studies quantifying selected allergens in different breeds did not find a reduced allergen content in Curly Horses. Here, we provide a comprehensive proteomic analysis of horse hair extracts and a molecular analysis of the major allergen Equ c 1 with the aim of identifying differences in the Curly Horse breed that might explain the… Show more
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