Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tryptase levels were successfully used to identify individuals with severe or milk-induced anaphylaxis, ...

In a decade-long study, a ratio of serum acute tryptase to serum baseline tryptase above 1.74 showed superior diagnostic performance compared with the current consensus formula, which requires serum ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Based on these risk factors, providers should prolong their monitoring of these patients, Terence Langlois, ...

The diagnosis of anaphylaxis can be tricky, especially in the absence of known triggers and when other conditions, such as urticaria and asthma, mimic aspects of the reaction. Biomarkers can help to ...

Researchers reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy reactions. Currently there is no reliable or readily available clinical ...

Reference ranges for basal serum tryptase (BST) are an excellent guide to determining whether a patient’s BST value is normal, per their specific tryptase genotype. If the BST is elevated based on the ...

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may help predict the severity of food allergy reactions.

Aside from mast cell tryptase, which other chemical inflammatory mediators offer potential as indicators of anaphylaxis? The frequency and effects of biphasic reactions:- What are the frequency, ...

Mast cells (MCs) are an important component of the immune system. Their physiological function is involved in multiple areas of human physiology, thus symptoms of their increased activation vary ...

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy ...