The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 114, Issue 2 , Pages 387-391 , August 2004

Determination of food specific IgE levels over time can predict the development of tolerance in cow's milk and hen's egg allergy

Received 1 December 2003 ,Revised 12 April 2004 ,Accepted 14 April 2004.

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    The relationship between developing tolerance in egg allergy and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time.

    The relationship between developing tolerance in egg allergy and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time.

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    The relationship between developing tolerance in milk allergy and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time.

    The relationship between developing tolerance in milk allergy and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time.

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    The relationship between developing tolerance and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time for (a) hen's egg and age below 4 years and (b) cow's milk and age below 4 years at challe

    The relationship between developing tolerance and the relative change in sIgE antibody concentration and time for (a) hen's egg and age below 4 years and (b) cow's milk and age below 4 years at challenge.

 This study was funded by a grant from the NIH, NIAID AI44236 and DRR M01-RR-00071. The reagents were provided by Pharmacia AB Diagnostics (Uppsala, Sweden).Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: L.P.C. Shek—none disclosed. L. Soderstrom is employed by Pharmacia Diagnostics AB. K. Beyer—none disclosed. S. Ahlstedt is employed by Pharmacia Diagnostics AB. H.A. Sampson is a consultant to Seer Pharmaceuticals, Inc, receives grants/research support from NIAD, Pharmacia Diagnostics, AB, Uppsala, Sweden, and is employed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

PII: S0091-6749(04)01402-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.04.032

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 114, Issue 2 , Pages 387-391 , August 2004