Flow cytometric analysis of in vitro activated basophils, specific IgE and skin tests in the diagnosis of pollen-associated food allergy

Cytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-33

  Ebo, Didier G ^a   Hagendorens, Margo M ^a   Bridts, Chris H ^a   Schuerwegh, Annemie J ^a   De Clerck, Luc S ^a   Stevens, Wim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apple allergy; Basophil; Birch; CD63; Cross reactivity; Flow cytometry; Immunoglobulin E; Oral allergy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CD63 ANTIGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD63; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPLE; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; BIRCH; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; BASOPHILS; BETULA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MALUS; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POLLEN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 21844432134     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20042     Document Type: Article

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