Molecular Allergy Diagnostics: Analytical Features That Support Clinical Decisions

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Hamilton, Robert G ^a,c   Kleine Tebbe, Joerg ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Allergie and Asthma Zentrum Westend   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Component resolved diagnosis; Human; IgE antibodies; Molecular allergology; Solid phase immunoassay; Type 1 allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; ANIMAL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84938338512     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-015-0556-7     Document Type: Review

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