Allergen-specific T cell quantity in blood is higher in allergic compared to nonallergic individuals

Table 1 Subjects (allergic and nonallergic) studied

Allergens	Index Analysis		Absolute count Analysis		FEIA analysis
	Allergic Individuals ¹	Nonallergic Individuals ²	Allergic Individuals ¹	Nonallergic Individuals ²	Allergic Individuals ¹	Nonallergic Individuals ²
Cat	26	32	18	18	13	12
Timothy	34	32	23	18	11	12
Birch	27	32	19	18	12	12

¹ Numbers denote the number of allergic individuals (with symptoms of asthma/rhinitis/eczema and skin prick test (SPT) positive for the specific allergen)
² Numbers denote the number of nonallergic individuals (with no symptoms of asthma/rhinitis/eczema and SPT negative for all 9 allergens tested)

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