Diagnostic Decision Points of Specific Immunoglobulin E Concentrations for Seafood Allergies in Korean Children: A Nationwide Multicenter Study.

15 16 There is an increasing trend toward testing for component allergens in whole foods. 17 Tropomyosin, known for its high heat stability, is recognized as one of the major allergens in shrimp. 17 18 19 Some studies have reported that tropomyosin-sIgE is a more accurate predictor of shrimp allergy than shrimp-sIgE, particularly in patients sensitized to HDM. 12 However, due to the limitations of our retrospective study, the tropomyosin-sIgE test was not performed in all patients evaluated for shrimp allergy.

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