Relationship between maternal‐ and fetal‐specific IgE

Aim:  A positive correlation between maternal and cord‐blood IgE levels is well documented for total IgEs, but not for specific IgEs. The difficulty in detecting specific cord‐blood IgEs is due to their low concentrations, which hinder their dosage by low‐sensitivity methods. The study aimed to correlate maternal and foetal specific IgEs against individual cow's milk proteins, detected by highly sensitive and specific techniques.

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