Total serum IgE in a population-based study of Asian children in Taiwan: reference value and significance in the diagnosis of allergy.

Total serum IgE in a population-based study of Asian children in Taiwan: reference value and significance in the diagnosis of allergy.

BACKGROUND: Total serum immunoglobulin (IgE) test is usually performed to aid in the diagnosis of allergic diseases, but its reference values may vary among people of different ethnic backgrounds. OBJECTIVES: To establish reference values of total IgE in Asian children and to assess their significan...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ling Tu, Su-Wei Chang, Hui-Ju Tsai, Li-Chen Chen, Wen-I Lee, Man-Chin Hua, Ju-Hui Cheng, Liang-Shiou Ou, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Jing-Long Huang, Tsung-Chieh Yao, PATCH study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3835572?pdf=render

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