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Allergic phenotypes in patients with respiratory allergy evaluated by microchip ISAC technique
Porubová, Petra ; Andrýs, Ctirad (advisor) ; Drahošová, Marcela (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Author: Bc. Petra Porubová Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Ctirad Andrýs, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Allergic phenotypes in patients with respiratory allergy evaluated by microchip ISAC technique Key words: allergic inflammation, allergen specific IgE, component resolved diagnostics, microchip, ISAC Background: The aim of this diploma thesis was to evaluate the sensitization profile in the group of pacients with allergic rhinitis and/or bronhial asthma and to identify possible differences between patients with different disease severity. Methods: ImmunoCAP ISAC was used to determine specific IgE antibodies against 112 allergen components. The evaluated group included 152 patients (57.9 % women) from the allergology outpatient office of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital Hradec Králové. Results: The most common allergens in this group of patients were the components Phl p 1 (68,4 %) and Bet v 1 (65,1 %). Differences in the number of positive and negative reactions were demonstrated between patients with different severity of allergic rhinitis. Correlations were found between the number of positive/negative reactions and the severity of bronchial asthma. And the...
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