Making the Most of In Vitro Tests to Diagnose Food Allergy

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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.

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“Various in vitro tests assess different aspects of the underlying immune mechanism of IgE-mediated food allergy. Some can be used for diagnostic purposes; specific IgE to allergen extracts is widely available; specific IgE to allergen components is used in most specialist centers, and the basophil activation test is becoming increasingly used clinically.”

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