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Open Access 01-12-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Comparison of ImmunoCAP and Immulite serum specific IgE assays for the assessment of egg allergy

Authors: François Graham, Philippe Bégin, Louis Paradis, Jonathan Lacombe-Barrios, Jean Paradis, Anne Des Roches

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Egg specific IgE levels are frequently used in combination with skin-prick tests to guide clinical decisions and to monitor egg allergy evolution in children. We compared both Immulite and ImmunoCAP egg specific IgE assays in egg allergic children, and found a linear correlation between both assays with a mean Immulite:ImmunoCAP ratio of 3. This is relevant information for clinicans wishing to estimate values from one assay to the other, as most literature has been published using the ImmunoCAP system.

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Title: Comparison of ImmunoCAP and Immulite serum specific IgE assays for the assessment of egg allergy
Authors: François Graham
Philippe Bégin
Louis Paradis
Jonathan Lacombe-Barrios
Jean Paradis
Anne Des Roches
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-016-0134-0

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