Homemade Food Allergen Extracts for Use in Skin Prick Tests in the Diagnosis of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy: A Good Alternative in the Absence of Commercially Available Extracts?

Homemade Food Allergen Extracts for Use in Skin Prick Tests in the Diagnosis of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy: A Good Alternative in the Absence of Commercially Available Extracts?

Introduction: The skin prick test (SPT) is the first step in the diagnosis of an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy. The availability of commercial food allergen extracts is very limited, resulting in a need for alternative extraction methods of food allergens. The objective of this study...

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Main Authors: Severina Terlouw, Frank E. van Boven, Monika Borsboom-van Zonneveld, Catharina de Graaf-in ‘t Veld, Marloes E. van Splunter, Paul L. A. van Daele, Maurits S. van Maaren, Marco W. J. Schreurs, Nicolette W. de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
diagnosis
extracts
food allergy
oral allergy syndrome
skin prick test
specific IgE
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/475

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