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Urinary 11β-PGF2α and N-methyl histamine correlate with bone marrow biopsy findings in mast cell disorders.
Allergy - 1 Oct 2015
Divekar R, Butterfield J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The utility of measuring histamine and prostaglandin metabolites in the urine of patients with mastocytosis has not been critically examined in a large series of patients. This study examined the relationship between the extent of increase in urinary excretion of 11β-prostaglandinF2α and N-methyl histamine, with serum tryptase, whole blood serotonin, and bone marrow findings including morphology,...
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