Publications by authors named "D S Levina"

Article Synopsis
  • - The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is revising their guidelines for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergies, aiming to consolidate findings from 149 studies involving 24,489 patients published between 2012 and 2021.
  • - Systematic reviews and meta-analyses revealed that skin prick tests (SPT) for fresh cow's milk and raw egg showed high sensitivity (90% and 94%), while specific IgE tests for individual food components demonstrated high specificity for various allergens like peanuts and eggs.
  • - The basophil activation test (BAT) was found to be highly specific for diagnosing peanut (90%) and sesame (93%) allergies, indicating that while SPT and specific Ig
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Background And Aims: With an increasing number of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) addressing primary prevention of food allergy and atopic dermatitis, it is timely to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the quality and consistency of recommendations and evaluation of their implementability in different geographical settings.

Methods: We systematically reviewed CPGs from 8 international databases and extensive website searches. Seven reviewers screened records in any language and then used the AGREE II and AGREE REX instruments to critically appraise CPGs published between January 2011 and April 2022.

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Background: Previous reports suggested that food proteins present in human milk (HM) may trigger symptoms in allergic children during breastfeeding, but existing evidence has never been reviewed systematically.

Objective: To assess the probability of food proteins in HM to trigger allergic reactions in infants with IgE-mediated food allergy.

Methods: Electronic bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE) were systematically searched from inception to November 3, 2021.

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ABCA4-associated mutation screening is extensively performed in European, African, American and several other populations for various retinopathies. However, it has not been well studied in a Russian cohort. Using next-generation (325 genes inherited disease panel) and Sanger sequencing technologies for the first time we documented the spectrum of genetic variations in a Russian retinopathy cohort of 51 patients from 10 ethnic groups.

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