f286 Mare's milk

f286 Mare's milk Scientific Information

Type:

Whole Allergen

Display Name:

Mare's milk

Allergen code:

f286

Latin Name:

Equus spp.

Other Names:

Mare's milk

WHO/ICD-11 code:

XM8RU4

(ICD-11 is currently under implementation by WHO and the ICD-11 codes displayed in the encyclopedia may not yet be available in all countries)

Clinical Relevance

Clinical symptoms in cow's milk allergic patients have been described.

Cow’s milk allergic patients using ointments containing mare’s milk have suffered severe clinical symptoms . Cross reactivity between cow’s milk and mare’s milk has been shown in RAST inhibition. The authors suggest the cross reactivity is linked to sensitization to casein(1). On the other hand, heat labile proteins, presumably a-lactalbumin and b-lactoglobulin, of mare’s milk showed no relation to the corresponding cow’s milk proteins as judged by IgE response, skin tests and clinical sensitivity in a middle-aged woman (2).

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Last Reviewed- April 2022

References

Kalveram, CM; Kalveram, K. Cross reactivity of cow’s milk and mare’s milk antigens. Allergy Clin Immunol News; 1991; Suppl 1: 616.
Gall, H; Kalveram, CM; Sick, H; Sterry, W. Allergy to the heat-labile proteins a-lactalbumin and b-lactoglobulin in mare’s milk. JAllergy Clin Immunol; 1996; 97: 1304-1307.