Anti-Bermuda grass RAST binding is minimally inhibited by pollen extracts from ten other grasses
Schumacher, M.J.; Grabowski, J.; Wagner, C.M.
Annals of Allergy 55(4): 584-587
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4738 PMID: 4051263 Document Number: 253106
This article addresses the question, Does sensitization with Bermuda grass pollen generate IgE antibodies that cross-react with other grasses? We found that none of ten non-Bermuda grass extracts attained 50% inhibition of RAST binding between sera from patients in Arizona and Bermuda-coupled disks whereas Giant Bermuda grass extract was completely cross-reactive with Common Bermuda grass.