title: The discovery of immunoglobulin e and its role in allergy.
abstract: Immunoglobulin E (IgE) was discovered in 1967. Today, more than 40 years after the discovery, the normal beneficial function in the body of this enigmatic immunoglobulin still remains unclear. However, ever since the discovery new knowledge about allergic diseases and allergens, new treatments and new diagnostic tools have continued to emerge as a direct result of our ability to identify and measure IgE and IgE antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Clinical and Immunology Unit, Karolinska Institute, and Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: S G O
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007167:Immunotherapy; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007073:Immunoglobulin E