Araujo, Giovanna

Balsells, Sara

Bartra, Joan

Bridts, Christiaan

De Clerck, Luc S.

Decuyper, Ine

Diaz-Perales, Araceli

Ebo, Didier

Faber, Margaretha

Hagendorens, Margo

Li, Lynne

Mertens, Christel

Munoz-Cano, Rosa M.

Pascal, Mariona

Rius, Josefina

Sabato, Vito

Torradeflot, Maria

Van Gasse, Athina

Abstract: Background Recent studies show that nsLTP sensitization is not limited to the Mediterranean basin and can present diverse clinical phenotypes. It remains challenging to predict clinical outcome when specific IgE antibodies (sIgE) to nsLTPs are present. This study compares both clinical and in vitro allergy characteristics but also diagnostic performance of a basophil activation test (BAT) and sIgG4 in nsLTP-sensitized patients from Antwerp (ANT, Belgium) and Barcelona (BCN, Spain). Methods Adult subjects with positive sIgE rPru p 3 and/or rMal d 3 >= 0.10 kU(A)/L (n = 182) and healthy controls (n = 37) were included. NsLTP-sensitized individuals were stratified according to clinical symptoms with peach/apple, respectively. BAT rPru p 3 and rMal d 3 were performed and sIgG4 antibodies to both components quantified. Results In BCN, only ratios of sIgG4/sIgE rMal d 3 and BAT rMal d 3 (0.001 mu g/mL) can identify clinically relevant Mal d 3 sensitization (sensitivity of 60%-63% and a specificity of 75%-67%, respectively). In ANT, only the sIgE/total IgE rPru p 3 ratio shows added value (sensitivity 60% and specificity 83%). Finally, it appears that symptomatic patients in BCN are more sensitive to lower allergen concentrations compared to ANT. In addition, it was shown that ANT patients were more often sensitized to pollen and that specific pollen sources differed between regions. Conclusions NsLTP-related allergy profiles and diagnostic performance differ significantly between regions and are component-specific, which makes extrapolation of data difficult to do. In addition, it seems that basophil sensitivity might show geographical differences. Additional research is needed to confirm these findings

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Performance of basophil activation test and specific IgG4 as diagnostic tools in nonspecific lipid transfer protein allergy: Antwerp-Barcelona comparison

Performance of basophil activation test and specific IgG4 as diagnostic tools in nonspecific lipid transfer protein allergy: Antwerp-Barcelona comparison

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