A Pitfall to Avoid When Using an Allergen Microarray: The Incidental Detection of IgE to Unexpected Allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 879-882

  Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a   Mauro, Marina ^b   Ridolo, Erminia ^c   Makrì, Eleni ^a   Montagni, Marcello ^c   Ciprandi, Giorgio ^d  

^a ICP Hospital   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Component resolved diagnosis; Lipid transfer proteins; Microarray; Multiplex; Singleplex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; LIPID TRANSPORT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TH2 CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENTAL FINDING;

ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84946490241     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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