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“Background Legumes, and particularly lentils, are frequently consumed in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and some Asian countries. The aim of this study was to document the demographic features of children with lentil allergy and to determine the role of specific IgE (sIgE) in predicting the risk of clinical reactivity and disease persistence. Methods Thirty children were enrolled. The diagnosis
of lentil allergy was based on convincing history of symptoms or anaphylaxis after the ingestion of lentils, with positive LB-100 supplier skin tests and/or sIgE to lentils. To determine the diagnosis and prognosis of lentil allergy, 24 children were evaluated with food challenges. Results The median age at the onset of symptoms was 1.5yr (0.92.3) (inter-quartile range). The most frequent symptoms were immediate cutaneous (97%) and respiratory (30%) reactions, whereas eight patients (27%) reported anaphylactic reactions. The median level of lentil sIgE at the time of diagnosis was 3kU/l (1.29.6). Of the 24 challenges, 12 were positive. Fifteen patients (50%) outgrew the lentil allergy by the age of 3.5 (2.511) years. Children with an initial lentil sIgE<4.9kU/l had a significantly higher likelihood (68.4% vs. 18.2%) of outgrowing the lentil allergy than children with an
initial lentil sIgE4.9 k/l (p=0.008). Conclusions Our results suggest that HDAC assay sIgE levels may be important for predicting clinical reactivity and persistence of lentil allergy.”
“The on-line coupling of gel electrophoresis with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (GE-ICP-MS) is a powerful tool for simultaneous separation, detection and quantification of bio-molecules, and has been applied
to the determination of phosphorus in DNA, phosphoproteins, and phosphopeptides, gold in nano-particles, iron in metalloproteins, and iodine in aerosols, and cisplatin-oligonucleotide interactions. However, since the first report in 2005, relatively few papers have been published, perhaps reflecting the lack of familiarity with the benefits of this promising methodology. So, here for the first time, we critically review the applications of GE-ICP-MS, and explore HIF inhibitor the advantages and the limitations of the technique for various applications. Such scrutiny may be useful in not only the development of the technique but also highlighting its potential in proteomics, genomics and metallomics. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Objectives: Adenoidectomy is one of the oldest and most frequent ENT procedures. This study aimed to compare adenoidectomy using suction-cautery adenoidectomy (SCA) to curettage with respect to operative time, postoperative complications, and cost-effectiveness.
Methods: The data for this retrospective case control study were retrieved from the Medical Records Department at one of the few medical centers that perform this technique in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.