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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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