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Clinical significance of total serum IgE determination in screening of Iranian Russian thistle pollen hypersensitive individuals
Author(s) -
SHAFIEE A.,
JAMALI F.,
BAYAT B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1980.tb02087.x
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin e , radioimmunoassay , thistle , immunology , population , pollen , infestation , biology , medicine , botany , antibody , environmental health
Summary Total serum IgE concentrations of normal and Russian thistle ( Salsola pestifer ) pollen hypersensitive individuals were determined in an Iranian population, using the solid phase radioimmunoassay technique. The mean values were 963.7 and 885.3 ng/ml, respectively, which are much higher than normal values given for non‐Iranian populations. In addition, no significant differences were found between observed values ( P = 0.1) for normal and allergic individuals. The effect of common parasitic infestation in the Iranian population in causing high serum IgE levels is discussed.