The basophil activation test diagnoses peanut allergy with high accuracy

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"The basophil activation test diagnoses peanut allergy with high accuracy"
http://www.aaaai.org/global/latest-research-summaries/Current-JACI-Research/basophil-activation-test.aspx

BAT made an accurate diagnosis of peanut allergy or tolerance in 97% of cases. It showed 98% sensitivity, 96% specificity, 95% positive predictive value and 98% negative predictive value in the primary study population and 83% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value and 90% negative predictive value in the validation population.

Santos and colleagues concluded that BAT to peanut can be performed in cases where conventional allergy tests are inconclusive before deciding to refer a patient for an OFC.

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Hmmmm--

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/532237_1

And I think that Dr. Scheffler's remarks on this are still in keeping with the results reported above.

It's a useful add-on to a regular allopathic workup when in the hands of a competent allergy care professional... but as a fishing expedition it's probably no better than any of the other stuff out there.  Well.  Maybe better than kinesiology or something.  But not by a lot, probably.

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I thought you might comment on that one.



Thanks.