Diagnostic testing in allergy
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2009
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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Atopy is a personal and/or familial tendency, usually in childhood or adolescence, to become sensitised and produce IgE antibodies in response to ordinary exposure to allergens, usually proteins. As a consequence, such individuals can develop the typical symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis or eczema.
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Motala, C., & Hawarden, D. (2009). Diagnostic testing in allergy. South African Medical Journal, 99(7), 531.