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Cross-reaction A reaction that occurs in blood testing when a disease agent reacts to the specific antibody for another disease agent. Cross-reactions are common in blood tests for fluke infections because the different species are closely related. Mentioned in: Fluke Infections, Tuberculin Skin Test cross-reaction a reaction which occurs when surface antigenic determinants on different molecules of quite different sources are identical, so that antibody directed against one antigen also reacts with another. cross-reaction Immunology A partial reaction or 'recognition' of an epitope by an antibody generated in response to another antigen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Because both HTNV and its rodent reservoir are absent from the American biotope, HTNV seroreactivity should be considered a cross-reaction to another related murine antigen; that is to say, the ratborne SEOV. Similarly, people with birch pollen allergy can have cross-reactions to celery, but less often than they do to apples. Soy protein could cause a cross-reaction to peanut protein, which has a similar chemical structure, the authors speculated. |
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