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ArticleNutrients2022

Homemade Food Allergen Extracts for Use in Skin Prick Tests in the Diagnosis of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy: A Good Alternative in the Absence of Commercially Available Extracts?

Severina Terlouw, Frank E van Boven, Monika Borsboom-van Zonneveld, Catharina de Graaf-In 't Veld, Marloes E van Splunter, Paul L A van Daele, Maurits S van Maaren, Marco W J Schreurs, Nicolette W de Jong

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Severina TerlouwDepartment of Allergology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, 3331 LZ Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1724-3626
Frank E van BovenInternal Medicine, Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Monika Borsboom-van ZonneveldDepartment of Allergology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, 3331 LZ Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands.
Catharina de Graaf-In 't VeldDepartment of Allergology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, 3331 LZ Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands.
Marloes E van SplunterInternal Medicine, Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Paul L A van DaeleInternal Medicine, Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Maurits S van MaarenInternal Medicine, Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marco W J SchreursLaboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Nicolette W de JongInternal Medicine, Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLAlbert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis · NLErasmus University Rotterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe skin prick test (SPT) is the first step in the diagnosis of an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy. The availability of commercial food allergen extracts is very limited, resulting in a need for alternative extraction methods of food allergens. The objective of this study was to compare the SPT results of homemade food allergen extracts with commercially available extracts.

methodsAdult patients with a suspected food allergy were included. Food allergen-specific symptoms were scored using a questionnaire. SPTs were performed with homemade and commercially available extracts (ALK-Abelló, Kopenhagen, Denmark) from almond, apple, hazelnut, peach, peanut, and walnut. Serum-specific IgE was measured with ISAC or ImmunoCAP™. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) between the SPT results of both extract methods were calculated. The proportion of agreement with food allergen-specific symptoms was analyzed.

resultsFifty-four patients (mean age 36; range 19-69 years; female/male: 42/12) were included. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) between the SPT results of both extract methods were strong for hazelnut 0.79 (

conclusionIn the diagnostic procedures to identify an IgE-mediated food allergy, homemade extracts from hazelnut and walnut appear to be a good alternative in the absence of commercially available food allergen extracts.

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Food HypersensitivityImmunoglobulin EAdultAgedAllergensFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlant ExtractsSkin TestsYoung AdultAllergensImmunoglobulin EPlant Extractsdiagnosisextractsfood allergyoral allergy syndromeskin prick testspecific IgE

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