Allergy to chicken egg or proteins is one of the more frequent causes of food hypersensitivity in infants and young children.
Both IgG and IgA class antibodies may be detected.
Ovalbumin intolerance has been implicated in a number of conditions affecting children.
In particular, children with cystic fibrosis show elevated anti-ovalbumin antibodies.
Ovalbumin antibodies have also been noted in some forms of kidney disease.
A relationship between food allergy and infantile autism has also been observed.
Children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus show an enhanced immune response to both b-lactoglobulin and ovalbumin, a phenomenon that may be related to the development of the disease.
Conditions related to ovalbumin intolerance usually resolve once egg and egg based foods have been withdrawn from the patient's diet.
Applications:Suitable for use in Western Blot and ELISA.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilutions:Western Blot: 1:1000-1:5000, using ECLELISA: 1:10,000-1:50,000 (using 50-100ng control antigen/well)
Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
