A systematic nomenclature for allergens originated in the early 1980s, when few protein
allergens had been described. A group of scientists led by Dr. David G. Marsh developed a
nomenclature based on the Linnaean taxonomy, and further established the World Health
Organization/International Union of Immunological Societies (WHO/IUIS) Allergen
Nomenclature Sub-Committee in 1986. Its stated aim was to standardize the names given to
the antigens (allergens) that caused IgE-mediated allergies in humans. The Sub-Committee …

… Davies JM Pomés A, WHO IUIS Allergen Nomenclature Sub-Committee, Gabriele Gadermaier
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