Abbreviations
BAT Basophil activation test
DBPCFC double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge
HCDR3 complementary-determining region 3 of the heavy chain
mAbs monoclonal antibodies
OD optical density
PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells
RBL rat basophil leukemia cells
sIgE specific IgE
V(D)J rearranged variable (V), diversity (D) and joining (J) gene
segments
VH V (variable) gene of the heavy chain