Reduced allergy and immunoglobulin E among adults with intracranial meningioma compared to controls
Wiemels JL, Wrensch M, Sison JD, Zhou M, Bondy M, Calvocoressi L, Black PM, Yu H, Schildkraut JM, Claus EB. Reduced allergy and immunoglobulin E among adults with intracranial meningioma compared to controls. International Journal Of Cancer 2011, 129: 1932-1939. PMID: 21520030, PMCID: PMC3337969, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtopic allergyLower total serum IgEPhysician-diagnosed allergyRole of allergyTotal serum IgEHistory of allergyCentral nervous systemRandom digit dialingSerum IgESerum levelsFrequent tumorsRisk factorsIntracranial meningiomasAllergyImmune processesNervous systemMeningiomasStudy participantsNatural historyConsortium studyInverse relationshipFurther researchParticipantsIgEGeographic areas