Component-resolved in vitro diagnosis of hazelnut allergy in Europe

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  • Kirsten Skamstrup Hansen
  • Barbara K Ballmer-Weber
  • Joaquin Sastre
  • Jonas Lidholm
  • Kerstin Andersson
  • Hubert Oberhofer
  • Magdalena Lluch-Bernal
  • Jonas Ostling
  • Lars Mattsson
  • Frauke Schocker
  • Stefan Vieths
  • Poulsen, Lars K.
BACKGROUND: Food allergy to hazelnut occurs both with and without concomitant pollen allergy. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate a panel of hazelnut allergens for diagnosis of hazelnut allergy in Spain, Switzerland, and Denmark. METHODS: Fifty-two patients with a positive double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge result with hazelnuts; 5 patients with a history of anaphylaxis; 62 patients with pollen allergy but hazelnut tolerance; and 63 nonatopic control subjects were included. Serum IgE levels to hazelnut extract, recombinant hazelnut allergens (rCor a 1.04, rCor a 2, rCor a 8, rCor a 11), and native allergens (nCor a 9, nCor a Bd8K, nCor a Bd11K) were analyzed by means of ImmunoCAP. RESULTS: Among patients with hazelnut allergy, 91% (Switzerland/Spain, 100%; Denmark, 75%) had IgE to hazelnut extract, 75% to rCor a 1.04, 42% to rCor a 2, 28% to rCor a 8, and 2% to rCor a 11. The highest rate of sensitization to Cor a 1.04 was found in the northern regions (Switzerland/Denmark, 100%; Spain, 18%), whereas IgE to the lipid transfer protein rCor a 8 prevailed in Spain (Spain, 71%; Switzerland, 15%; Denmark, 5%). IgE to profilin rCor a 2 was equally distributed (40% to 45%). Among control subjects with pollen allergy, 61% had IgE to hazelnut extract, 69% to rCor a 1.04, 34% to rCor a 2, 10% to rCor a 8, and 6% to rCor a 11. CONCLUSION: Component-resolved in vitro analyses revealed substantial differences in IgE profiles of hazelnut allergic and hazelnut tolerant patients across Europe.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume123
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1134-41, 1141.e1-3
Number of pages8
ISSN0091-6749
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Bibliographical note

Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Allergens; Anaphylaxis; Corylus; Denmark; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin E; Male; Middle Aged; Nut Hypersensitivity; Recombinant Proteins; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spain; Switzerland; Young Adult

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