High prevalence of sensitization to cat allergen among Japanese children with asthma, living without cats

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Martin D. Chapman · University of Virginia

Abstract

Sensitization to cat allergen is common among young asthmatic patients in Japan, even among patients who do not keep cats. Use of CAP and the chimeric enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay allows accurate diagnosis of cat allergy and quantification of specific IgE antibody levels.

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Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Asthma and respiratory diseases

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Published in: Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Volume 29, Issue 6, pp. 754-761

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00472.x

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High prevalence of sensitization to cat allergen among Japanese children with asthma, living without cats

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