Are higher serum beta2-microglobulin levels associated with better survival in chronic hemodialysis patients : a reverse epidemiology?
Our results showed that higher serum beta2-M levels are associated with better survival in CHD patients and that nutritional status might be an independent predictor of serum beta2-M concentration in these patients.
Selective requesting for allergen-specific IgE testing may be more effective than use of a standard panel but this cannot be conclusively proven. It is not appropriate to attempt to limit workload by specifying a maximum number of tests that are allowed for any individual patient.