Milk, boiled, f231

Cow's milk is a major cause of allergic reactions in children. It was found that children with cow's milk allergy produced IgE antibodies to milk before the onset of clinical allergy, indicating that blood IgE measurements may be good prognostic tools.
Boiling is known to reduce the allergenicity of whey proteins.
Boiled milk can be used to test whether a patient sensitive to cow's milk can tolerate boiled or baked dairy products.

Determination of specific IgE in human blood to Boiled Milk, f231, shows the body's reaction to this allergen.

Test method is ImmunoCAP (Immunofluorescence on solid phase).

Units of measurement is kU/l

The sampling biomaterial is venous blood