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Title:

Pros and Cons of Clinical Basophil Testing (BAT).

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Hoffmann, Hans Jürgen; Knol, Edward F; Ferrer, Martha; Mayorga, Lina; Sabato, Vito; Santos, Alexandra F; Eberlein, Bernadette; Nopp, Anna; MacGlashan, Donald
Abstract:
We review basophil testing by flow cytometry with an emphasis on advantages and disadvantages.There are many tools available to assess the presence and severity of allergic diseases in patients. For 50 years, peripheral blood basophils have been used as tools to study these diseases. It is a very accessible cell that binds IgE antibody and secretes the classical mediators responsible for the symptoms of allergic reactions. In the last decade, an even more accessible methodology, using flow cytom...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
16
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
56
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s11882-016-0633-6
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27411319
Print-ISSN:
1529-7322
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie
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