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Table 2 Allergenic proteins characterized in shellfish and other invertebrates

From: Not all shellfish "allergy" is allergy!

Group

Tropomyosin

Arginine kinase

Myosin light chain

Sarcoplasmic binding protein

Crustacea

Crab (Cha f 1)

North Sea shrimp (Cra c 1)

American lobster (Hom a 1)

Whiteleg shrimp (Lit v 1)

Shrimp (Pen a 1, Pen i 1)

Spiny lobster (Pen s 1)

Black tiger shrimp (Pen m 1)

North Sea shrimp (Cra c 2)

Whiteleg shrimp (Lit v 2)

Black tiger shrimp (Pen m 2)

Brine shrimp (Art fr 5)

North Sea shrimp (Cra c 5)

American lobster (Hom a 3)

Whiteleg shrimp (Lit v 3)

Black tiger shrimp (Pen m 3)

North Sea shrimp (Cra c 4)

Whiteleg shrimp (Lit v 4)

Black tiger shrimp (Pen m 4)

Narrow-clawed crayfish (Pon l 4)

Mollusca

Pacific oyster (Cra g 1)

Abalone (Hal d 1)

Brown garden snail (Hel as 1)

Scallop (Mim n 1)

Tropical green mussel (Per v 1)

Squid (Tod p 1)

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Other invertebrates

Anisakis simplex (Ani s 3)

Common roundworm (Asc l 3)

German cockroach (Bla g 7)

Blomia Tropicalis mite (Blo t 10)

Midge (Chi k 10)

House dust mite (Der f 10, Der p 10)

Storage mite (Lep d 10, Tyr p 10)

Silverfish (Lep s 1)

American cockroach (Per a 7)

Silk moth (Bomb m 1)

House dust mite (Der p 20)

American cockroach (Per a 9)

Indianmeal moth (Plo i 1)

German cockroach (Bla g 8)

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