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A Component-resolved Diagnostic Approach for a Study on Grass Pollen Allergens in Chinese Southerners with Allergic Rhinitis and/or Asthma
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How could nanoallergen technology be used as a diagnostic tool for allergies?
Baksun Kim1, Jaeho Shin1, Basar Bilgicer1,2,3
1Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Nanomedicine (London, England)
|April 25, 2020
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