Table 2 Specific IgE binding, stratified by the results of skin-prick testing, to extracts of wild-type and GM potatoes.
A/H ratio | Wild-type potato | GM potato | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ | 6+ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ | 6+ | ||
Skin-prick test result n (%) | 38 (35.2) | 48 (44.5) | 12 (11.1) | 7 (6.4) | 3 (2.8) | 36 (33.3) | 51 (47.2) | 13 (12) | 6 (5.6) | 2 (1.9) | |
sIgE (%) to | Wild | 13/23 (57) | 18/28 (64) | 5/8 (63) | 2/4 (50) | 0/2 (0) | 8/19 (42) | 17/31 (55) | 6/8 (75) | 1/5 (20) | 0/2 (0) |
GM | 10/23 (44) | 16/28 (57) | 5/8 (63) | 1/4 (25) | 0/2 (0) | 11/19 (58) | 18/31 (58) | 7/8 (88) | 3/5 (60) | 1/2 (50) | |