Basophil activation tests (BATs) can closely monitor, in vitro, a patient's propensity to
develop type I hypersensitivity reactions. Because of their high specificity and sensitivity …

The diagnosis of IgE‐mediated food allergy based solely on the clinical history and the
documentation of specific IgE to whole allergen extract or single allergens is often …

The basophil activation test (BAT) is an ex vivo functional assay that measures by flow
cytometry the degree of basophil degranulation after stimulation with an allergen. In recent …

Introduction The basophil activation test (BAT) has shown evidence of high sensitivity and
high specificity to support the diagnosis of IgE-mediated allergy. It is a functional test that …

Mast cells are distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract and function as the main
effector cells of IgE-mediated allergic reactions to foods. Allergen-induced cross-linking of …

Oral food challenge (OFC) is the gold-standard to diagnose food allergy; however, it is a
labour and resource-intensive procedure with the risk of causing an acute allergic reaction …

The 'gold standard'for diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy remains a properly performed
double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC)[1, 2]. However, there are …

Food-triggered anaphylaxis can encompass a variety of symptoms that affect multiple organ
systems and can be life threatening. The molecular distinction between non–life-threatening …

In the past two decades, we witnessed the evolution of the basophil activation test (BAT)
from mainly research applications to a potential complementary diagnostic tool to document …

Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for re... : Current Opinion in Allergy and
Clinical Immunology Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for real-time? : Current …