Sentences with phrase «measure allergen levels»
They tested the children for allergies, collected dust samples from the children's homes to measure allergen levels, and interviewed each family about the child's asthma symptoms every 3 months for a year.
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To detect food allergies, physicians typically use skin prick tests or blood tests that measure levels of allergen - specific IgE (sIgE), a protein made by the immune system.
To find out why, a team of researchers led by Thomas Platts - Mills of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, measured antibody levels in 226 school children and compared those numbers to the amount of allergens in the children's homes.
The researchers also measured mouse allergen levels in the children's homes (bedroom floor, bed and airborne) and assessed their lung function.
At the laboratory, the protein levels (antibodies) to the allergens are measured.