Sensitization to cat and dog allergen molecules in childhood and prediction of symptoms of cat and dog allergy in adolescence: a BAMSE/MeDALL study

A Asarnoj, C Hamsten, K Wadén, C Lupinek… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Sensitization to individual cat and dog allergen molecules can contribute
differently to development of allergy to these animals. Objective We sought to investigate the
association between sensitization patterns to cat and dog allergen molecules during
childhood and symptoms to these furry animals up to age 16 years. Methods Data from 779
randomly collected children from the Barn/Children Allergy/Asthma Milieu Stockholm
Epidemiologic birth cohort at 4, 8, and 16 years were used. IgE levels to cat and dog were …