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Incorporating Tryptase Genotyping Into the Workup and Diagnosis of Mast Cell Diseases and Reactions.
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 1 Aug 2022
Lyons Jonathan J, Greiner Georg, Hoermann Gregor, Metcalfe Dean D
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The measurement of mast cell tryptase levels in serum has found utility in the diagnosis and management of both clonal mast cell disorders and severe mast cell-dependent systemic reactions in the form of anaphylaxis. A more recent discovery is that a majority of individuals with elevated basal serum tryptase levels have increased germline TPSAB1 gene copy number encoding α-tryptase. This genetic trait is referred...
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