@article{8bfb9eb007524ce0a26844d1b1cb4705,
title = "Allergy to furry animals: New insights, diagnostic approaches, and challenges",
abstract = "The prevalence of allergy to furry animals has been increasing, and allergy to cats, dogs, or both is considered a major risk factor for the development of asthma and rhinitis. An important step forward in the diagnosis of allergy to furry animals has been made with the introduction of molecular-based allergy diagnostics. A workshop on furry animals was convened to provide an up-to-date assessment of our understanding of (1) the exposure and immune response to the major mammalian allergens, (2) the relationship of these responses (particularly those to specific proteins or components) to symptoms, and (3) the relevance of these specific antibody responses to current or future investigation of patients presenting with allergic diseases. In this review research results discussed at the workshop are presented, including the effect of concomitant exposures from other allergens or microorganisms, the significance of the community prevalence of furry animals, molecular-based allergy diagnostics, and a detailed discussion of cat and dog components.",
keywords = "Molecular-based allergy diagnostics, allergens, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergy, cats, dogs, furry animals, pork-cat syndrome",
author = "Konradsen, {Jon R.} and Takao Fujisawa and {Van Hage}, Marianne and Gunilla Hedlin and Christiane Hilger and J{\"o}rg Kleine-Tebbe and Matsui, {Elizabeth C.} and Graham Roberts and Eva R{\"o}nmark and Platts-Mills, {Thomas A.E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: J. R. Konradsen has received travel support from Thermo Fisher Scientific, research support from Novartis , and payment for lectures from Novartis, Thermo Fisher, and Meda. M. van Hage has received consultancy fees from Hycor Biomedical and lecture fees from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Novartis, and ALK-Abell{\'o}. G. Hedlin has received lecture fees from Thermo Fisher. C. Hilger, J. Kleine-Tebbe, and E. R{\"o}nmark have received travel support from Thermo Fisher Scientific. E. C. Matsui has received travel support from Thermo Fisher, is on the US Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board, and has received research support from the National Institutes of Health . G. Roberts has received research support from Thermo Fisher in the form of providing assay reagents. T. A. E. Platts-Mills has received travel support from Phadia and research support from Thermo Fisher . T. Fujisawa declares no relevant conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.",
year = "2015",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.026",
language = "English",
volume = "135",
pages = "616--625",
journal = "Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology",
issn = "0091-6749",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "3",
}