All 20 allergens from house dust mites must be taken into account in assessing reactions Doctors are now addressing this problem in the interest of science and for the improvement in treating mite allergic patients or those considered at risk from mite related disease. By taking a selection of 9 house dust mite allergens (major and minor) and analyzing, first their individual, and then combined, allegenicity in concert, a truer picture of the impact that mites have on human health will emerge. In future this knowledge can be applied both in research and in helping patients to receive precise individual immunotherapy treatment. The doctors also address a confounding feature; that major house dust mite allergens Der p1 and Der p2 can change depending upon the mite’s habitat world-wide. ‘Determinants of House Dust Mite Allergenicity’, Hales BJ, Nora NR Chu, Bosco A, Smith W-A,Tatjana KH, Thomas W R, Allergy Clin.Immunol.Int.-J.World Allergy Org, 18/2 (2006) ‘Research Trends’, pp 65-70 Other Public Research What is the house dust mite How mites can cause and trigger allergic disease  What can be done to reduce the health risks from mite exposure What other ‘events’ make mites more harmful . Ozone from photocopiers and mite allergens  House dust mites can make lung inflammation worse Life in house dust mite droppings Flu and the house dust mite Dog dermatitis is caused by specialized allergens from house dust mites.  All 20 allergens from house dust mites must be taken into account in assessing reactions Skin Testing for Allergies Skin prick testing after 14 years