hypoallergen

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noun

An allergen that has been modified to be less than normally allergenic.

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Meanings

nounhypoallergen (plural hypoallergens)

plural hypoallergens

  1. An allergen that has been modified to be less than normally allergenic.

    Furthermore, the only disease modifying approach in allergy treatment is thought to be allergen-specific immunotherapy in which the modified hypoallergen is considered to be potential candidate molecule for vaccination in future.

    2015 December 17, “Purification, Cloning and Immuno-Biochemical Characterization of a Fungal Aspartic Protease Allergen Rhi o 1 from the Airborne Mold Rhizopus oryzae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hypo- + allergen.

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