Prenatal prediction of infant atopy by maternal but not paternal total IgE levels
CA Liu, CL Wang, H Chuang, CY Ou, TY Hsu… - Journal of allergy and …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The atopic history of parents has long been used to predict infant atopy.
However, bias from questionnaires of allergic history are also frequently suspected, because
a large number of vasomotor rhinitis, intrinsic asthma, and seborrheic dermatitis cases are
probably misinterpreted to be atopic diseases. OBJECTIVE: We attempted to identify a risk
factor other than parental atopic history to predict elevated infant IgE levels and infant atopy.
METHODS: A total of 655 core families were prenatally recruited, and finally 545 families …
However, bias from questionnaires of allergic history are also frequently suspected, because
a large number of vasomotor rhinitis, intrinsic asthma, and seborrheic dermatitis cases are
probably misinterpreted to be atopic diseases. OBJECTIVE: We attempted to identify a risk
factor other than parental atopic history to predict elevated infant IgE levels and infant atopy.
METHODS: A total of 655 core families were prenatally recruited, and finally 545 families …