Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis and the Impact of Basophil Responsiveness
Abnormal activation of basophils occurs in patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis, with enhanced responsiveness to a chemotactic factor derived from bacteria. Here’s what this finding—and others—might imply for future treatments.
What Drives Hypersensitivity Reactions in Mastocytosis?
An analysis of registry data concluded that hypersensitivity reactions in patients with mastocytosis are caused by exposure to certain triggers, including low tryptase levels and stings from certain insects. Here’s what else the team learned.
In Systemic Mastocytosis, What’s the Impact of Type I Interferon Autoantibodies?
Investigators from the National Institutes of Health recently tackled the challenge of determining whether autoantibodies to type I interferon detected in the serum of patients with systemic mastocytosis are markers of disease severity.
Systemic Mastocytosis Screening: Get Standardized
Investigators from Walter Reed Military Medical Center assessed the impact of a standardized screening protocol for systemic mastocytosis.
Indolent or Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis? Plasma Protein Profiling May Help
These findings suggest that analyzing a panel of proteins in the blood could help differentiate between indolent and advanced forms of systemic mastocytosis, potentially leading to more precise diagnoses and personalized treatment.