Is flow cytometric analysis of basophil numbers in chronic urticaria : basopenia related to serum histamine releasing activity?
Basopenia in chronic idiopathic urticaria is associated with serum basophil histamine releasing activity in a subgroup of patients. The lack of granule and surface immunophenotype staining suggests a reduction in numbers rather than an inability to detect circulating degranulated cells by conventional counting methods.
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