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Author Topic: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?  (Read 3395 times)

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Offline LinksEtc

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"The Natural History of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy:
Can Skin Prick Tests and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of Food Allergy?"


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823325/pdf/ijerph-10-05039.pdf

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2014, 09:20:59 AM »
Good find. I like how honest and complete their analysis is. It's one of the first I've read that mentions in peanut OFC that the most severe were likely out of the data, and also names a lot of the limitations of their use of review.

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2014, 09:39:34 AM »
Well, it appears one of the authors is a biostatistician .... you & CM will understand why that made me  ;D .

http://pgh.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact/allstaff/gurrin

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2014, 10:13:03 AM »
It will make Sky's :heart: go pitter-pat, as well.

Resistance isn't futile.  It's voltage divided by current. 

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2014, 10:45:44 AM »
Good find.

It was on twitter ... I guess I've gained recent lurker status there.


To give credit ...

"voedselallergie" tweeted.

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2014, 11:09:04 AM »
For the record I know smart, accomplished people. I'm not actually one of them.  :rofl:

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Re: Can SPT and Serum-Specific IgE Predict the Resolution of FA?
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2014, 07:42:46 AM »
I'm right there with you TT    :)


Of course, we could get all philosophical and ponder the definition of "accomplished" ...   :P