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Flow CAST- Assay Overview Video

Flow CAST®: Research Use Only in the US. Not for diagnostic procedures. Health Canada License:101781 BÜHLMANN Flow CAST® and Basophil Activation (BAT): Basophil Activation Tests (BAT) have been extensively studied as in vitro functional assays and have demonstrated superior accuracy as compared to other blood tests for various allergies (1).  BÜHLMANN  provides a broad range of
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The Clinical Utility of Basophil Activation Testing in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Allergic Disease

Chronic Urticaria and BAT Guidelines: Hoffmann HJ, Santos AF, Mayorga C, Nopp A, Eberlein B, Ferrer M, Rouzaire P, Ebo DG, Sabato V, Sanz ML, Pecaric-Petkovic T, Patil SU, Hausmann OV, Shreffler WG, Korosec P, Knol EF. The clinical utility of basophil activation testing in diagnosis and monitoring of allergic disease. Allergy. 2015 Nov;70(11):1393-405. Epub
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The EAACI/GA(2) LEN/EDF/WAO Guideline for the Definition, Classification, Diagnosis, and Management of Urticaria

Chronic Urticaria and BAT Guidelines: Zuberbier T, et al;; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Global Allergy and Asthma European Network; European Dermatology Forum; World Allergy Organization. The EAACI/GA(2) LEN/EDF/WAO Guideline for the definition, classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria: the 2013 revision and update. Allergy. 2014 Jul;69(7):868-87.  Epub 2014 Apr 30. PubMed PMID:
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Functional and Phenotypic Analysis of Basophils Allows Determining Distinct Subtypes in Patients with Chronic urticaria

Flow CAST® Assay: Rauber MM, Pickert J, Holiangu L, Möbs C, Pfützner W. Functional and phenotypic analysis of basophils allows determining distinct subtypes in patients with chronic urticaria. Allergy. 2017 Dec;72(12):1904-1911. . Epub 2017 Jul 12. PubMed PMID: 28585360; doi:10.1111/all.13215 Highlights from this Publication “CU can be categorized into three immunologic subgroups based on their basophil
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Positive CD63 Basophil Activation Tests Are Common in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Linked to High Disease Activity

Flow CAST® Assay:   Netchiporouk E, Moreau L, Rahme E, Maurer M, Lejtenyi D, Ben-Shoshan M. Positive CD63 Basophil Activation Tests Are Common in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Linked to High Disease Activity. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2016;171(2):81-88. Epub 2016 Nov 16. PubMed PMID:27846634; doi:  10.1159/000451084. Highlights from this Publication “Our study provides, for the
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Basophil Activation Test Identifies the Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Suffering the Most Active Disease

Flow CAST® Assay: Curto-Barredo L, Yelamos et al. Basophil Activation Test identifies the patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria suffering the most active disease. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2016 Oct 4;4(4):441-445. eCollection 2016 Dec. PubMed PMID: 27980778; doi:  10.1002/iid3.125. Highlights from this Publication “BAT was performed, measuring expression of the CD63 surface marker on basophils from whole blood by
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Anaphylaxis to Galacto-Oligosaccharides–An Evaluation in an Atopic Population in Singapore

Flow CAST® Assay: Soh JY, Huang CH, Chiang WC, Llanora GV, Lee AJ, Loh W, Chin YL, Tay VY, Chan YH, Dianne D, Lee BW. Anaphylaxis to galacto-oligosaccharides--an evaluation in an atopic population in Singapore.. Allergy. 2015 Aug;70(8):1020-3. Epub 2015 May 22.PMID: 25951913 DOI: 10.1111/all.12645 Highlights from this Publication  "By extrapolating the BAT and oral challenge results, the prevalence
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Immunological Characterization of Dutch Sesame Seed-Allergic Patients

Flow CAST® Assay: Teodorowicz M. et al, Immunological Characterization of Dutch Sesame Seed-Allergic Patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2016;169:13–22.  PMID: 26954556 DOI: 10.1159/000443641. Highlights from this Publication “..In this study, the BAT assay gave an added value to the ImmunoCAP inhibition experiments and Western blot analysis in determinating the clinical relevance and immunological cross-reactivity profile of IgE-sensitized
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The Basophil Activation Test Confirms Milk Allergy in Non Sensitized Children with Allergy Symptoms.

Flow CAST® Assay: Grandné V, Agabriel C, Sainte-Laudy J, Fabre A, Deneux I, Sarles J, Bongrand P, Vitte J. The basophil activation test confirms milk allergy in non sensitized children with allergy symptoms. EAACI Congress 2012, 16.-20. June, Geneva, Switzerland / Poster Abstract No 365. Highlights from this Publication “..BAT brought the biological proof of food
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Correlations Between Basophil Activation, Allergen-Specific IgE with Outcome and Severity of Oral Food Challenges

Flow CAST® Assay: Song Y, Wang J, Leung N, Wang LX, Lisann L, Sicherer SH, Scurlock AM, Pesek R, Perry TT, Jones SM, Li XM. Correlations between basophil activation, allergen-specific IgE with outcome and severity of oral food challenges. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Apr;114(4):319-26. PubMed PMID: 25841330.  doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.01.006 Highlights from this Publication “..These results indicate
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