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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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Road Map for the Clinical Application of the Basophil Activation Test in Food Allergy

BAT Relevant Literature: Santos AF, Shreffler WG. Road map for the clinical application of the basophil activation test in food allergy. Clin Exp Allergy. 2017 Sep;47(9):1115-1124. doi: 10.1111/cea.12964. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 28618090 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12964 . Highlights from this Publication “..BAT is sensitive and more specific than standard testing and has the potential to reduce
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Ulcerative Colitis Study: Correlation of Faecal Calprotectin with Histological Nancy Index

BÜHLMANN IBDoc®: Walsh, A, Kormilitzin, A. et al. New faecal calprotectin cut-off points for remission and active disease defined by UCEIS and Nancy indices in ulcerative colitis (UC).  13th Congress of ECCO 2018, Feb 14 – 17, 2018. Vienna, Austria. Highlights from this Poster “Conclusions. An FCal <180 g/g is indicative of endoscopic and histological remission. FCal
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Home-based Fecal Calprotectin Testing: A Canadian User Performance Evaluation Study of IBDoc®

BÜHLMANN IBDoc®: Wong, A, Bourdages, R. et al. Home-based Fecal Calprotectin Testing: A Canadian User Performance Evaluation Study of IBDoc®.  CDDW 2018, Feb 09 – 11, 2018. Toronto, ON Canada. Highlights from this Publication “Conclusions. The IBDoc® test kit was understood by participants, with a majority of participants finding it easy to use, with an
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