The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 4 , Pages 744-749 , October 2005

IgE antibody quantification and the probability of wheeze in preschool children

  • Angela Simpson, MD, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Angela Simpson, MD, North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, United Kingdom.
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  • Lars Soderstrom, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacia Diagnostics AB, Uppsala
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  • Staffan Ahlstedt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacia Diagnostics AB, Uppsala
    • Institute Environmental Medicine, Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
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  • Clare S. Murray, MD, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
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  • Ashley Woodcock, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
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  • Adnan Custovic, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester

Received 21 January 2005 ,Revised 21 June 2005 ,Accepted 27 June 2005.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: L. Soderstrom is employed with Pharmacia Diagnostics AB. S. Ahlstedt is employed with Pharmacia Diagnostics AB. The rest of the authors have none to disclose.Supported by Asthma UK grant number 01/012, Pharmacia Diagnostics and Moulton Charitable Trust.

PII: S0091-6749(05)01532-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.06.032

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 4 , Pages 744-749 , October 2005

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