APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica
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Comparative Study
A comparative study of the allergenic potency of wild-type and glyphosate-tolerant gene-modified soybean cultivars.
A large proportion of soybean cultivars grown in the USA are now genetically modified varieties and concern has been raised about the safety of these products for consumers. A study of the impact on allergenic potency in soybeans, comparable except for the newly introduced gene (CP4 EPSPS), was performed using soybean-sensitized patients. ⋯ All three methods showed variations in the allergenic potency between the individual extracts but allergenic potential was not affected by presence of the transgene. By using standard in vitro methods and SPT for determination of allergenicity we were not able to detect any significant difference in the allergenic potency between GM and WT soybeans.