Debates in Allergy Medicine: Allergy Skin Testing Cannot Be Replaced by Molecular Diagnosis in the Near Future

Overview

Journal World Allergy Organ J

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2017 Oct 19

PMID 29043011

Citations 10

Authors

Desiree Larenas-Linnemann

Jorge A Luna-Pech

Ralph Mosges

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Abstract

In Conclusion: as of now these techniques should be reserved for situations of complex allergies and polysensitization; in the future MA-Dx might help to reduce the number of allergens for AIT, but trials are needed to prove this concept.

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