PMID- 18577028
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080725
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1365-2249 (Electronic)
IS  - 0009-9104 (Print)
IS  - 0009-9104 (Linking)
VI  - 153
IP  - 1
DP  - 2008 Jul
TI  - Clinical immunology review series: an approach to the use of the immunology 
      laboratory in the diagnosis of clinical allergy.
PG  - 10-8
LID - 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03695.x [doi]
AB  - In the last 10 years UK immunology laboratories have seen a dramatic increase in 
      the number and range of allergy tests performed. The reasons for this have been 
      an increase in the incidence of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic disease 
      set against a background of greater public awareness and more referrals for 
      assessment. Laboratory testing forms an integral part of a comprehensive allergy 
      service and physicians treating patients with allergic disease need to have an 
      up-to-date knowledge of the range of tests available, their performance 
      parameters and interpretation as well as the accreditation status of the 
      laboratory to which tests are being sent. The aim of this review is to describe 
      the role of the immunology laboratory in the assessment of patients with 
      IgE-mediated allergic disease and provide an up-to-date summary of the tests 
      currently available, their sensitivity, specificity, interpretation and areas of 
      future development.
FAU - Williams, P
AU  - Williams P
AD  - Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, 
      UK. paule.williams@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk
FAU - Sewell, W A C
AU  - Sewell WA
FAU - Bunn, C
AU  - Bunn C
FAU - Pumphrey, R
AU  - Pumphrey R
FAU - Read, G
AU  - Read G
FAU - Jolles, S
AU  - Jolles S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - Clin Exp Immunol
JT  - Clinical and experimental immunology
JID - 0057202
RN  - 0 (Allergens)
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Allergens
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypersensitivity/*diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/blood
MH  - Immunologic Tests
MH  - Laboratories
PMC - PMC2432092
EDAT- 2008/06/26 09:00
MHDA- 2008/07/26 09:00
PMCR- 2009/07/01
CRDT- 2008/06/26 09:00
PHST- 2008/06/26 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/07/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/06/26 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - CEI3695 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03695.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Exp Immunol. 2008 Jul;153(1):10-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03695.x.