Basophil activation tests for the diagnosis of food allergy in children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1234-1245

  Ocmant, A ^a   Mulier, S ^b   Hanssens, L ^a   Goldman, M ^a   Casimir, G ^b   Mascart, F ^a,c   Schandene L ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Basophil activation tests; Diagnosis; Egg; Food allergy; Peanut

Indexed keywords

CD203C ANTIGEN; CD63 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OVALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EGG ALLERGY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BASOPHILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LEUKOTRIENES; MALE; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PYROPHOSPHATASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 67650383800     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03292.x     Document Type: Article

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