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In Vitro Allergy Testing

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In vitro allergy testing has been utilized, in various methods, for almost 100 years. This chapter will primarily focus on clinically available laboratory allergy testing. Details on how the specific allergy tests are conducted and performed will be reviewed. Current clinical correlation of specific allergy test results is discussed. Practical utilization and limitations on in vitro IgE and IgG testing will be explored. Brief introduction to experimental in vitro allergy testing for research is covered.

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  1. Division of Allergy and Immunology, WVU Medicine Children’s, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Brian Patrick Peppers, Robert Hostoffer & Theodore Sher

  2. Department of Adult Pulmonary, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Robert Hostoffer & Theodore Sher

  3. Allergy/Immunology Associates, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH, USA

    Robert Hostoffer & Theodore Sher

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  1. Division of Allergy & Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

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  2. Milton S Hershey Med Ctr, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, USA

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  3. Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

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Peppers, B.P., Hostoffer, R., Sher, T. (2019). In Vitro Allergy Testing. In: Allergy and Asthma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05147-1_34

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