Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30323632›Full record

ReviewJournal of asthma and allergy2018

Diagnosis of fish and shellfish allergies.

Wai Sze Tong, Agatha Wt Yuen, Christine Yy Wai, Nicki Yh Leung, Ka Hou Chu, Patrick Sc Leung

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Review in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Exploring geographical variances in component-resolved diagnosis within the Asia-Pacific region.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
    Review
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  7. Genome-Wide Identification and Comparative Analysis of Allergens inAllergy, asthma & immunology research · 2025
    Article
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  16. IgE-Mediated Fish Allergy in Children.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021
    Review
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  18. A WAO - ARIA - GAThe World Allergy Organization journal · 2020
    Article
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  20. Component-Resolved Diagnosis in Food Allergies.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wai Sze TongSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Agatha Wt YuenSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Christine Yy WaiDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China, christineyywai@cuhk.edu.hk.
Nicki Yh LeungDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China, christineyywai@cuhk.edu.hk.
Ka Hou ChuSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Patrick Sc LeungDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA, psleung@ucdavis.edu.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seafood allergy is a hypersensitive disorder with increasing prevalence worldwide. Effective and accurate diagnostic workup for seafood allergy is essential for clinicians and patients. Parvalbumin and tropomyosin are the most common fish and shellfish allergens, respectively. The diagnosis of seafood allergies is complicated by cross-reactivity among fish allergens and between shellfish allergens and other arthropods. Current clinical diagnosis of seafood allergy is a complex algorithm that includes clinical assessment, skin prick test, specific IgE measurement, and oral food challenges. Emerging diagnostic strategies, such as component-resolved diagnosis (CRD), which uses single allergenic components for assessment of epitope specific IgE, can provide critical information in predicting individualized sensitization patterns and risk of severe allergic reactions. Further understanding of the molecular identities and characteristics of seafood allergens can advance the development of CRD and lead to more precise diagnosis and improved clinical management of seafood allergies.

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component-resolved diagnosisDBPCFCimmunoCAPISACskin prick test

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PMID30323632
PMCPMC6181092
OpenAlexW2895748530

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