Differentiation between control subjects and patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria based on the ability of anti-IgE autoantibodies (AAbs) to induce FcεRI crosslinking, as compared to anti-FcεRIα AAbs

Background: The reported prevalences of IgG autoantibodies (AAbs) to FcεRIα and IgE in sera from patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) have varied, and these AAbs are also often observed in healthy control subjects. Regarding the histamine release activity of purified IgG from patients w...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Izaki, Shota Toyoshima, Takahiro Endo, Kazuko Kanegae, Satoshi Nunomura, Jun-ichi Kashiwakura, Tomomi Sasaki-Sakamoto, Ryosuke Nakamura, Haruyo Akiyama, Chisei Ra, Koremasa Hayama, Tadashi Terui, Yoshimichi Okayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893019300127