On the basis of the allergogram in the figure, the precipitates are ordered according to their relative importance in terms of IgE binding score. Allergen D is Fel d 1. The blue bars represent the sum of a graduated score of the IgE binding of each of the 22 patients. The solid red line represents the percentage of patients having all of their IgE reactivities covered by the allergens to the left of the point.
NOTE:
- None of the patients have all of their IgE reactivity covered by the two most important allergens.
- In order to cover all IgE reactivity in one-half of the patients, six allergens are needed.
Courtesy of Jørgen Nedergaard Larsen, PhD and Henning Løwenstein, PhD, DSc.
