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ArticleCells2012

Enzyme linked immuno-spot; a useful tool in the search for elusive immune markers in common pediatric immunological diseases.

Maria Faresjö

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Article in Cells, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria FaresjöThe Biomedical Platform, Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University and County Hospital, Ryhov, Jönköping S-551 11, Sweden. maria.faresjo@hhj.hj.se.
Jönköping University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to provide better therapy we strive to increase our knowledge of how the immune system behaves and communicates in common pediatric immunological diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, allergic and celiac diseases. However, when dealing with pediatric diseases, where study subjects are almost exclusively children, blood volumes available for immunological studies are limited and as such must be carefully handled and used to their full extent. Single immune markers can easily be detected by a traditional Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), whereas multiple markers can be detected by a fluorochrome (Luminex) or electrochemiluminescence (MSD) technique. These techniques however are sometimes not sensitive enough to detect low levels of secreted immune markers in limited sample sizes. To detect immune markers at the single-cell level, an Enzyme Linked Immuno-spot (ELISPOT) can be used to pin-point elusive immune markers in common pediatric immunological diseases.

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PMID24710420
PMCPMC3901087
OpenAlexW2152734750

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