Open AccessThe Relevance of Basophil Allergen Sensitivity Testing to Distinguish between Severe and Mild Peanut-Allergic Children
Author(s) -
Matjaž Homšak,
Mira Šilar,
Vojko Berce,
Maja Tomazin,
Maja SkerbinjekKavalar,
Nina Čelesnik,
Mitja Košnik,
Peter Korošec
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000355199
Subject(s) - peanut allergy , basophil activation , allergen , medicine , immunology , immunoglobulin e , allergy , anaphylaxis , cd63 , basophil , sensitization , clinical significance , food allergy , antibody , biology , microrna , biochemistry , microvesicles , gene
Peanut sensitization is common in children. However, it is difficult to assess which children will react mildly and which severely. This study evaluated the relevance of basophil allergen sensitivity testing to distinguish the severity of peanut allergy in children.