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cross-reaction

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cross-reaction [′krȯs rē′ak·shən]
(immunology)
Reaction between an antibody and a closely related, but not complementary, antigen.


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Because both HTNV and its rodent reservoir are absent from the American biotope, HTNV seroreactivity should be considered a cross-reaction to another related murine antigen; that is to say, the ratborne SEOV.
Similarly, people with birch pollen allergy can have cross-reactions to celery, but less often than they do to apples.
Soy protein could cause a cross-reaction to peanut protein, which has a similar chemical structure, the authors speculated.
 
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