Allergies are hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system to specific substances called allergens (such as pollen, stings, drugs, or food) that, in most people, result in no symptoms. A nomenclature system has been established for antigens (allergens) that cause IgE-mediated atopic allergies in humans [1]. This nomenclature system is defined by a designation that is composed of
the first three letters of the genus; a space; the first letter of the
species name; a space and an arabic number. In the event that two species
names have identical designations, they are discriminated from one another
by adding one or more letters (as necessary) to each species designation.
The allergens in this family include allergens with the following designations: Dol m 1, Ves m 1 and Ves v 1 [2].