IgE Sensitization to the Nonspecific Lipid-Transfer Protein Ara h 9 and Peanut-Associated Bronchospasm
Figure 1
Clinical features of patients who are sensitized to (a) Ara h 2 and (b) Ara h 9. Percentage of patients who: are children (grey bar) or adults (black bar); have a history of skin contact only (grey bar) or ingestion (black bar); onset of symptoms within five minutes of contact with peanut (grey bar) or more than five minutes (black bar); time from onset of symptoms to peak up to 30 minutes (grey bar), over 30 minutes (black bar). “Negative” = Ara h 2 or 9 component negative; “Positive” = Ara h 2 or 9 component positive. * value < 0.05 using Chi-square test.