| Category | CELL | L24 | Detecting Dust & Dander Allergens in IgE Sensitized |
| Individuals Using a ... |
| Abstract | Detecting Dust and Dander Allergens in IgE Sensitized Individuals Using |
| a Capillary Tube Precipitation Test: A New Non-Intrusive |
| Antigen/Antibody Reaction Test |
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| The purpose of this research was to determine if a new non-intrusive |
| allergy test can detect dust and dander allergens in IgE sensitized |
| individuals using a capillary tube precipitation test without the |
| associated risks in currently available tests. Eleven samples of saliva |
| were gathered from individuals with known allergies to cats, dogs, both |
| or neither; along with fur from two cats and five dogs. The dander from |
| the fur from each animal was extracted using water and in another trail |
| using acetone. Cat saliva was also used in one of the trails. One |
| milliliter of saliva was put into each test tube along with one milliliter of |
| antigen solution. There were six different trials with a total of 138 tests. |
| Results indicated that this non-intrusive test detected reactions in |
| several of the samples (see Table 1). Further research is needed using |
| a commercially available antigen Can f 1 solving both the |
| concentration and PH issues allowing for more consistent and reliable |
| results. There is no way to truly avoid dog and cat antigens one |
| hundred percent of the time, so hypersensitive people need to be able |
| to quickly, efficiently, and reliably diagnosis exactly what they are |
| sensitive to. This test would make this a reality for millions of people. |
| (Contains five tables and five figures). |
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