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EU Forum: The CREATE Project: development of certified reference materials for allergenic products and validation of methods for their quantification

  1. R. Van Ree1,
  2. M. D. Chapman2,†,
  3. F. Ferreira3,†,
  4. S. Vieths4,†,
  5. D. Bryan5,†,
  6. O. Cromwell6,†,
  7. M. Villalba7,†,
  8. S. R. Durham8,†,
  9. W. M. Becker9,†,
  10. M. Aalbers10,
  11. C. André11,
  12. D. Barber12,
  13. A. Cistero Bahima13,
  14. A. Custovic14,
  15. A. Didierlaurent11,
  16. C. Dolman5,
  17. J. W. Dorpema15,
  18. G. Di Felice16,
  19. F. Eberhardt9,
  20. E. Fernandez Caldas17,
  21. M. Fernandez Rivas18,
  22. H. Fiebig6,
  23. M. Focke19,
  24. K. Fötisch4,
  25. G. Gadermaier3,
  26. R. G. Das5,
  27. E. Gonzalez Mancebo20,
  28. M. Himly3,
  29. T. Kinaciyan19,
  30. A. C. Knulst21,
  31. A. M. Kroon22,
  32. U. Lepp9,
  33. F. M. Marco23,
  34. A. Mari24,
  35. P. Moingeon11,
  36. R. Monsalve12,
  37. A. Neubauer25,
  38. S. Notten10,
  39. P. Ooievaar-de Heer10,
  40. G. Pauli26,
  41. C. Pini16,
  42. A. Purohit26,
  43. J. Quiralte27,
  44. S. Rak28,
  45. M. Raulf-Heimsoth29,
  46. M. M. San Miguel Moncin13,
  47. B. Simpson14,
  48. A. Tsay2,
  49. L. Vailes2,
  50. M. Wallner3,
  51. B. Weber6

Article first published online: 4 FEB 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01612.x

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Allergy

Allergy

Volume 63, Issue 3, pages 310–326, March 2008

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Van Ree, R., Chapman, M. D., Ferreira, F., Vieths, S., Bryan, D., Cromwell, O., Villalba, M., Durham, S. R., Becker, W. M., Aalbers, M., André, C., Barber, D., Bahima, A. C., Custovic, A., Didierlaurent, A., Dolman, C., Dorpema, J. W., Felice, G. D., Eberhardt, F., Caldas, E. F., Rivas, M. F., Fiebig, H., Focke, M., Fötisch, K., Gadermaier, G., Das, R. G., Mancebo, E. G., Himly, M., Kinaciyan, T., Knulst, A. C., Kroon, A. M., Lepp, U., Marco, F. M., Mari, A., Moingeon, P., Monsalve, R., Neubauer, A., Notten, S., Ooievaar-de Heer, P., Pauli, G., Pini, C., Purohit, A., Quiralte, J., Rak, S., Raulf-Heimsoth, M., Moncin, M. M. S. M., Simpson, B., Tsay, A., Vailes, L., Wallner, M. and Weber, B. (2008), EU Forum: The CREATE Project: development of certified reference materials for allergenic products and validation of methods for their quantification. Allergy, 63: 310–326. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01612.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  2. 2

    Indoor Biotechnologies, Charlottesville, VA, USA

  3. 3

    University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

  4. 4

    Paul-Ehrlich Institute, Langen, Germany

  5. 5

    NIBSC, Potters Bar, UK

  6. 6

    Allergopharma, Reinbek, Germany

  7. 7

    Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

  8. 8

    Imperial College, London, UK

  9. 9

    Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany

  10. 10

    Sanquin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  11. 11

    Stallergènes SA, Antony, France

  12. 12

    ALK-Abello, Madrid, Spain

  13. 13

    University Institute Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain

  14. 14

    University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  15. 15

    HAL Allergy BV, Haarlem, the Netherlands

  16. 16

    Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy

  17. 17

    CBF Leti SA, Madrid, Spain

  18. 18

    Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

  19. 19

    Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  20. 20

    Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain

  21. 21

    University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

  22. 22

    European Allergen Manufacturers Group, Haarlem, the Netherlands

  23. 23

    ASAC Pharmaceutical International SA, Alicante, Spain

  24. 24

    CACeS, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

  25. 25

    Biomay AG, Vienna, Austria

  26. 26

    University Hospital Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

  27. 27

    Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen, Jaen, Spain

  28. 28

    Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenborg, Sweden

  29. 29

    BGFA, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

  1. †

    Members of the Steering Committee of CREATE.

*Ronald van Ree Department of Experimental Immunology Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9 Amsterdam 1105 AZ the Netherlands

  • †

    Members of the Steering Committee of CREATE.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 FEB 2008
  2. Article first published online: 4 FEB 2008
  3. Accepted for publication 2 November 2007

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