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Assessing IgE sensitization profiles to birch and timothy grass pollen allergens in birch pollen allergic blood donors using an oligoplex specific IgE assay

Faiza Mahmooda Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;b Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lise Sofie Haug Nissen-Meyera Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-5356-636X
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Geir Hetlanda Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;c Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-3436
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Ivo Nentwicha Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Pages 444-447 | Received 10 Oct 2022, Accepted 03 Sep 2023, Published online: 22 Sep 2023

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