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Serum IgE Reactivity Profiling in an Asthma Affected Cohort

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  • Tania Dottorini
  • Gabriella Sole
  • Luisa Nunziangeli
  • Francesca Baldracchini
  • Nicola Senin
  • Giorgio Mazzoleni
  • Carla Proietti
  • Lenuta Balaci
  • Andrea Crisanti

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Background: Epidemiological evidence indicates that atopic asthma correlates with high serum IgE levels though the contribution of allergen specific IgE to the pathogenesis and the severity of the disease is still unclear. Methods: We developed a microarray immunoassay containing 103 allergens to study the IgE reactivity profiles of 485 asthmatic and 342 non-asthmatic individuals belonging to families whose members have a documented history of asthma and atopy. We employed k-means clustering, to investigate whether a particular IgE reactivity profile correlated with asthma and other atopic conditions such as rhinitis, conjunctivitis and eczema. Results: Both case-control and parent-to-siblings analyses demonstrated that while the presence of specific IgE against individual allergens correlated poorly with pathological conditions, particular reactivity profiles were significantly associated with asthma (p

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  • Tania Dottorini & Gabriella Sole & Luisa Nunziangeli & Francesca Baldracchini & Nicola Senin & Giorgio Mazzoleni & Carla Proietti & Lenuta Balaci & Andrea Crisanti, 2011. "Serum IgE Reactivity Profiling in an Asthma Affected Cohort," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0022319
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022319
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