Experience with quantitative IgE antibody analysis in relation to allergic disease within the BAMSE birth cohort--towards an improved diagnostic process.
This paper argues that with a certain allergen profile of airborne and food allergens and the use of total IgE-antibody levels, combined with the number of allergens positive at test represent a powerful tool to identify allergic disease in childhood. The allergens featured in such a profile will be dependent on the subject's age and geographical location.
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Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
D000485:Allergens; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E