Diagnosis of Food Allergy

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 39-52

  Gupta, Malika ^a   Cox, Amanda ^b   Nowak Węgrzyn, Anna ^b   Wang, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basophil activation test; Component resolved diagnostic testing; Diagnosis; Epitope binding; Food allergy; Molecular allergen analysis; Serum specific IgE; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CROSS REACTION; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; ANIMAL; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; FOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PATHOLOGY, MOLECULAR; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 85032173989     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2017.09.004     Document Type: Review

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