Title: Evaluation of Basophil Activation Tests to Diagnose
Tolerance to Food Allergens
Erik N. Newman, MDa,b, Patricia Merkel,
MSc, Leah Huey, BSc, Maureen Bauer,
MDc, Matthew Greenhawt, MD, MBA,
MScc, Vijaya Knight MD, PhDc
aDepartment of Dermatology, University of Utah School
of Medicine
bDivision of Allergy & Immunology, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
cDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Allergy and
Immunology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School
of Medicine
Source of Funding: University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics and
Children’s Hospital Colorado Research Institute
Disclosure: Matthew Greenhawt is supported by grant #5K08HS024599-02
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; is an expert panel
and coordinating committee member of the NIAID-sponsored Guidelines for
Peanut Allergy Prevention; has served as a consultant for the Canadian
Transportation Agency, Thermo Fisher, Intrommune, and Aimmune
Therapeutics; is a member of physician/medical advisory boards for
Aimmune Therapeutics, DBV Technologies, Sanofi/Genzyme, Genentech,
GlaxoSmith Kline, Merck, Nutricia, Kaleo Pharmaceutical, Nestle,
Aquestive, Allergy Therapeutics, AllerGenis, Aravax, and Monsanto; is a
member of the scientific advisory council for the National Peanut Board;
has received honorarium for lectures from Thermo Fisher, Aimmune
Therapeutics, DBV Technologies, Before Brands, multiple state allergy
societies, the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, the
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; is an associate
editor for the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; and is a
member of the Joint Taskforce on Allergy Practice
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Key words: basophil activation test, food allergy, diagnostic testing