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Serum biomarkers for allergy in children
Author(s) -
Knipping Karen,
Knippels Léon M.J.,
Dupont Christophe,
Garssen Johan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.12649
Subject(s) - medicine , biomarker , allergy , predictive value , disease , clinical history , immunology , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
A large number of studies investigating various biomarkers for allergy have been published over the past decades. The aim of this review was to evaluate these biomarkers on their diagnostic and/or predictive value. To this date, no single or specific biomarker for allergy has been identified. As allergy is not one disease, but a collection of a number of allergic conditions, it is more plausible a combination of clinical history, clinical readouts, and diagnostic markers will be needed.