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Serum diamine oxidase (DAO) activity as a diagnostic test for histamine intolerance

Authors :
Mira Silar
Mitja Košnik
Ema Mušič
Matija Rijavec
Peter Korošec
Source :
Clinical and Translational Allergy, Clinical and Translational Allergy, Vol 1, Iss Suppl 1, p P115 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
BioMed Central, 2011.

Abstract

Background Histamine intolerance (HIT) is characterized by an imbalance between histamine intake and the capacity for histamine degradation. The main enzyme for metabolizing ingested histamine is diamine oxidase (DAO). Determining DAO activity in serum may be useful in diagnosing HIT.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20457022
Volume :
1
Issue :
Suppl 1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical and Translational Allergy
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4e0f4a43ba8a7b3fa34e9bb25992a6f0