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House dust mites known to be an allergen source for 50 years: Der p 1 still detectable in the original sample

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  1. Charité Allergy Center, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Karl-Christian Bergmann

  2. Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Statutory Accident Insurance Association, Institute of the Ruhr University, Bochum (IPA), Germany

    Monika Raulf &  Ingrid Sander

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The authors dedicate this paper to Mr. and Mrs. Frits T Spieksma and Marise I Spieksma-Boezeman and remember Mr. Jörg-Thomas Franz in gratitude.

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Bergmann, KC., Raulf, M. & Sander, I. House dust mites known to be an allergen source for 50 years: Der p 1 still detectable in the original sample. Allergo J Int 23, 320–321 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-014-0031-3

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