A study on the immunological basis of the dissociation between type I-hypersensitivity skin reactions to Blomia tropicalis antigens and serum anti-B. tropicalis IgE antibodies

BACKGROUND: Two conditions are used as markers of atopy: the presence of circulating anti-allergen IgE antibodies and the presence of positive skin prick test (SPT) reactions to allergenic extracts. The correlation between these conditions is not absolute. This study aimed at investigating immunolog...

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Main Authors: Ponte, João CM, Junqueira, Samuel B, Veiga, Rafael V, Barreto, Mauricio L, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain C, Alcântara-Neves, Neuza M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118201/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21631925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-12-34
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