Childhood Allergy Disease, Early Diagnosis, and the Potential of Salivary Protein Biomarkers

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Advantages of salivary testing for diagnosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Noninvasive, simple to use, and low cost</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Safer to conduct than serum sampling (needles are not required)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Diagnostic values in real time</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">No need for trained medical professionals</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Obtaining many samples is simple</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">At-home collection and screening are possible</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cross contamination risks are minimal</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">More cost-effective sampling, shipping, and storage compared to serum</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Requires less manipulation during diagnostic procedures compared to serum</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Screening assays are commercially available</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="1"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Advantages of salivary testing for diagnosis [<a href="/journals/mi/2021/9198249/#B33" target="_blank">33</a>].</div>

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Table 1: Childhood Allergy Disease, Early Diagnosis, and the Potential of Salivary Protein Biomarkers 