BACKGROUND: Peanut allergy (PA) management was improved by the introduction of molecular allergology, but guidelines for Mediterranean patients are lacking. We aimed at evaluating peanut component-resolved diagnosis as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in children from Southern France. METHODS: In 181 pediatric patients, PA diagnosis was founded on medical history, skin prick testing, serum-specific IgE to Arachis hypogea extract and components, Pru p 4, and plant carbohydrates, and oral food challenge. Allergen microarray was also performed in 68 of these patients. RESULTS: In peanut-allergic children (n = 117), IgE to Ara h 6 were most prevalent (64%), followed by Ara h 2 (63%), Ara h 1 (60%), and Ara h 9 (52%). Ara h 6 was the best predictor of PA. The second best predictor was the ratio of Ara h 2 IgE to peanut IgE (cutoff 0.113). Persistent childhood PA was associated with complex molecular profiles. Comparison of singleplex and microarray results showed poor concordance for Ara h 2 and Ara h 9. CONCLUSION: Ara h 6 and Ara h 2 are the best predictors of PA at diagnosis in Mediterranean pediatric patients. Ara h 1, Ara h 8, and molecular complexity are associated with PA persistence.
BACKGROUND:Peanutallergy (PA) management was improved by the introduction of molecular allergology, but guidelines for Mediterranean patients are lacking. We aimed at evaluating peanut component-resolved diagnosis as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in children from Southern France. METHODS: In 181 pediatric patients, PA diagnosis was founded on medical history, skin prick testing, serum-specific IgE to Arachis hypogea extract and components, Pru p 4, and plant carbohydrates, and oral food challenge. Allergen microarray was also performed in 68 of these patients. RESULTS: In peanut-allergic children (n = 117), IgE to Ara h 6 were most prevalent (64%), followed by Ara h 2 (63%), Ara h 1 (60%), and Ara h 9 (52%). Ara h 6 was the best predictor of PA. The second best predictor was the ratio of Ara h 2 IgE to peanut IgE (cutoff 0.113). Persistent childhood PA was associated with complex molecular profiles. Comparison of singleplex and microarray results showed poor concordance for Ara h 2 and Ara h 9. CONCLUSION:Ara h 6 and Ara h 2 are the best predictors of PA at diagnosis in Mediterranean pediatric patients. Ara h 1, Ara h 8, and molecular complexity are associated with PA persistence.
Keywords:
Ara h 2; Ara h 6; Ara h 9; allergen microarray; component-resolved diagnosis; molecular allergology; molecular sensitization profile; nonspecific lipid transfer proteins; peanut allergy; storage proteins
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