On the role of antibody
affinity in the IgE mediated allergic response
Martin F. Bachmann1,2,3*, Monique
Vogel1,2, Mona O. Mohsen1,2,6,
Matthias F. Kramer5, Sviatlana
Starchenka4, Piers Whitehead5 and
Matthew D. Heath4
1Department of Immunology, University Clinic for
Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselhospital, Bern, Switzerland;2Department of Biomedical Research Bern (DBMR),
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. 3Nuffield
Department of Medicine, The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford,
Oxford, UK; 4Allergy Therapeutics (UK) Ltd., Worthing,
UK; 5Bencard Allergie GmbH, Munich, Germany;5SeromYx Systems, Cambridge, United States.6Saiba AG, Bahnhofstr. 13. CH-8808 Pfaeffikon
Switzerland.
*Corresponding author: Martin F Bachmann, Department of
Immunology, University Clinic for Rheumatology and Immunology,
Inselhospital, Bern, Switzerland. E-mail: martin.bachmann@dbmr.unibe.ch