title: Comparison of serum beta-2-microglobulin levels in patients with symptoms of allergic rhinitis and elevated modified RAST scores vs. a control population.
abstract: Forty-four subjects, having clinical histories consistent with allergic rhinitis with modified RAST score(s) of two or more for at least one of five locally prevalent aeroantigens, were compared with 48 control subjects with modified RAST scores of zero for all given aeroallergens. There was no significant difference between these two groups in mean levels of serum beta-2-microglobulin (Student's t, p greater than 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Corey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood*; D012737:Sex Factors; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D007073:Immunoglobulin E