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| Lynette Pei Chi ShekSummaryAffiliation: National University of Singapore Country: Singapore Publications
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Missing parvalbumin: implications in diagnostic testing for tuna allergyDawn Li-Chern Lim
J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:874-5. 2005
Thalidomide in Behçet's diseaseL P C Shek
Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Biomed Pharmacother 56:31-5. 2002..Thalidomide has been used in cases of Behçet's disease with some success. This review will discuss Behçet's disease and the current information we have about using thalidomide for its treatment...
Food allergy in AsiaLynette Pei Chi Shek
Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 6:197-201. 2006..This review describes the epidemiology and clinical features of food allergy, and introduces some of the unusual food allergens in Asia...
Specific profiles of house dust mite sensitization in children with asthma and in children with eczemaLynette Pei Chi Shek
Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 21:e718-22. 2010..Individuals with asthma and those with eczema showed different sensitization profiles to HDM. These findings highlighted possible mechanisms for different manifestation of allergy...
Evaluation of stool microbiota signatures in two cohorts of Asian (Singapore and Indonesia) newborns at risk of atopyGaik Chin Yap
Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597 Singapore
BMC Microbiol 11:193. 2011....
Comparative analysis of fecal microbiota in infants with and without eczemaPei Ying Hong
Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
PLoS ONE 5:e9964. 2010....
Saliva and serum eosinophil cationic protein in asthmatic children and adolescents with and without allergic sensitizationGerald Choon Huat Koh
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore 117597
J Asthma 47:61-5. 2010..Saliva ECP did not correlate with serum ECP (r(s) = 0.032, p = 0.790). Salivary and serum ECP did not correlate with wheal size for any skin prick test...
Shellfish allergy--an Asia-Pacific perspectiveAlison Joanne Lee
Department of Paediatrics, University Children s Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 30:3-10. 2012..This review aims to summarize the current literature on the epidemiology and research on shellfish allergy with particular focus on studies emerging from the Asia-Pacific region...
Ant allergy in Asia and AustraliaLynette Pei-Chi Shek
Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 4:325-8. 2004..We should aim for improved understanding of the epidemiology of ant-sting anaphylaxis, formulation of better diagnostic tests and possibly the introduction of immunotherapeutic strategies...
Effect of probiotic supplementation in the first 6 months of life on specific antibody responses to infant Hepatitis B vaccinationShu E Soh
Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore 119074, Singapore
Vaccine 28:2577-9. 2010..34 (296.31-308.37), probiotic (n=77): 302.06 (296.31-307.81)mIU/ml] (p=0.996). Probiotics may enhance specific antibody responses in infants receiving certain Hepatitis B vaccine schedules...
Molecular cloning of Blomia tropicalis allergens--a major source of dust mite allergens in the tropics and subtropicsFong Cheng Yi
Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets 5:261-6. 2006..With advancing knowledge of these specific allergens, it is anticipated that targeted, effective, diagnostic, efficacious and safe therapeutic modalities would be developed...
Severe Kikuchi's disease responsive to immune modulationD Y Lin
Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074
Singapore Med J 51:e18-21. 2010..We present a 15-year-old Chinese girl with severe Kikuchi's disease, whose relapsing course was only responsive to highdose steroid and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy...
Parvalbumin--the major tropical fish allergenDawn Li Chern Lim
Children s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 19:399-407. 2008..They are cross-reactive with each other as well as with Gad c 1. Commercial tests for cod fish appear to be sufficient for the detection of tropical fish specific-IgE...
