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Month: March 2018

Towards a Clinical Validation of the BÜHLMANN Flow CAST® Basophil Activation Test for Drug and Protein Allergy

Flow CAST® Assay: Schneider M, Eberlein B, Léon Suárez I, Hausmann O, Wolanczyk-Medrala A, Medrala W, Romano A, Seneviratne S, Snorton A, Niederberger C, Jermann T. Towards a clinical validation of the BÜHLMANN Flow2 CAST® basophil activation test for drug and protein allergy. Poter XXV. EAACI annual meeting, Warsaw, 06.-10. June 2009. Highlights from this Publication
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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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Benefit of the Basophil Activation Test in Deciding When to Reintroduce Cow’s Milk in Allergic Children

Flow CAST® Assay: Rubio A, Vivinus-Nébot M, Bourrier T, Saggio B, Albertini M, Bernard A. Benefit of the basophil activation test in deciding when to reintroduce cow's milk in allergic children. Allergy. 2011 Jan;66(1):92-100. PubMed PMID: 20608919.  doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02432.x Highlights from this Publication “..this study indicates that the BAT is a valuable tool in helping to decide
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Evaluation of Natural Purified Peanut Allergens for the Use in Diagnosis with Basophil Activation Test

Flow CAST® Assay Schneider M, Shreffler WG, Jermann T. Evaluation of natural purified Peanut allergens for the use in diagnosis with Basophil activation test. EAACI Congress 2012, 16.-20. June, Geneva, Switzerland / Poster Abstract No 1447. Highlights from this Publication “..Component resolved diagnosis with purified peanut allergens provides insights into individual sensitivity of patients to single
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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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Basophil Activation Test Discriminates Between Allergy and Tolerance in Peanut-Sensitized Children.

BAT Relevant Literature: Santos AF, Douiri A, Bécares N, Wu SY, Stephens A, Radulovic S, Chan SM, Fox AT, Du Toit G, Turcanu V, Lack G. Basophil activation test discriminates between allergy and tolerance in peanut-sensitized children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep;134(3):645-52. PMID: 25065721 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.04.039. Highlights from this Publication “BAT proved to be superior to
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Markers of Tolerance Development to Food Allergens

BAT Relevant Literature: Ponce M, Diesner SC, Szépfalusi Z, Eiwegger T. Markers of tolerance development to food allergens. Allergy. 2016 Oct;71(10):1393-404. Epub 2016 Jul 11. Review.  PMID: 27286276 DOI: 10.1111/all.12953 Highlights from this Publication “Biomarkers that predict tolerance development as compared to desensitization are needed. This is decisive to consult patients on treatment duration and risk behavior if OIT
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The Clinical Utility of Basophil Activation Testing in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Allergic Disease

BAT Relevant Literature: 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 2015 Sep
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Making the Most of In Vitro Tests to Diagnose Food Allergy

BAT Relevant Literature: Santos AF, Brough HA. Making the Most of In Vitro Tests to Diagnose Food Allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Mar - Apr;5(2):237-248. PMID: 28283150  DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.12.003. Highlights from this Publication “Various in vitro tests assess different aspects of the underlying immune mechanism of IgE-mediated food allergy. Some can be used for diagnostic
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