Skin prick test and basophil reactivity to cetuximab in patients with IgE to alpha-gal and allergy to red meat

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 403-405

  Michel, S ^a   Scherer, K ^a   Heijnen, I A F M ^a   Bircher, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

alpha gal; anaphylaxis; cetuximab; food allergy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-GAL; ANAPHYLAXIS; CETUXIMAB; FOOD ALLERGY;

AGED; ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; BASOPHILS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84894264874     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12344     Document Type: Article

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