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Ragweed pollen represents the major source of allergenic proteins in the United States, with a prevalence of about 50% in atopic individuals. In Europe, ragweed allergy is not a major cause of pollinosis, but it is rapidly increasing. Here we reported the isolation of cDNAs coding for a pollen-specific two EF-hand calcium binding allergen from ragweed pollen showing homology to the calcium binding...