Allergen-specific IgE: comparison between skin prick test and serum assay in real life.

Background: The most common sensitizing allergens in in the area of Liguria region (Northwestern Italy) are pollens, mainly and cypress, house dust mites, i.e. , and pets.

Anti-Müllerian hormone in pre-menopausal females after ablative radioiodine treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer.

Purpose: In recent years, anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) has been considered a reliable index of ovarian reserve. There are few data on AMH values in thyroid cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate AMH levels in pre-menopausal women with a history of low-risk thyroid cancer.

A Real Life Comparison between Allergenic Extracts and Allergenic Molecules.

Serum IgE assay is a mainstay step in the allergy work up. Allergenic extracts and molecular components are available at present. This real life study compared the serum specific IgE levels against allergenic extracts with allergenic molecules in patients allergic to Parietaria, Betulaceae, and mites.

Prescriptive appropriateness using inhalant and food allergen panels: a comparison between General Practitioners' and Allergists' prescription in Genoa (Italy).

Prescriptive appropriateness is an actual claim in healthcare, and it also concerns in vitro tests used in the allergy work-up, such as the serum allergen-specific IgE (sIgE) assay. In the Liguria Region, two panels were defined (for inhaled and food allergens) including 12 allergens. Their composition changed over time.