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Published online 11 January 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050110-5
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Allergens reveal common contours
Protein shape predicts the difference between peas and peanuts.
Many of the plant proteins that cause allergies have remarkably similar shapes, according to a computer analysis. The study could help scientists to identify new allergens, and explain exactly how they trigger an immune response.
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