Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy (Oct 2021)

Positive basophil activation test with soymilk protein identifies Gly m 4–related soymilk allergy

  • Tokiko Yoshida,
  • Yuko Chinuki,
  • Shingo Matsuki,
  • Eishin Morita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/cia2.12177
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 5
pp. 128 – 131

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Abstract Soymilk allergy is caused by cross‐reaction of either birch Bet v 1–specific or alder Aln g 1–specific IgE to soybean Gly m 4, which belongs to pathogenesis‐related protein‐10 (PR‐10) family. Gly m 4–specific IgE test identifies soybean allergy patients with high sensitivity. In this case study, we found that CD203c expression–based basophil activation test (CD203c‐BAT) with soymilk protein became positive in the three cases of Gly m 4–related soymilk allergy at the concentrated of 1 μg/ml, but not in the control subjects. CD203c‐BAT may possibly be useful as a diagnostic tool to identify patients with soymilk allergy.

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