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TQ Taha Ashraf Qurashi
AS Aaliya Shah
GB Gulzar Ahmad Bhat
MK Mosin Saleem Khan
RR Roohi Rasool
SM Syed Mudassar
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A total of 528 subjects presented with different allergic symptoms attending Allergy Clinic, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Department of Dermatology, SKIMS Medical College and Department of Dermatology, Sheri Maharaja Hari Sing (SMHS) Hospital Srinagar were included in this study. A subject is diagnosed as “Atopic” if they have presence of any/all of the phenotypes like; allergic rhinitis (AR), atopic dermatitis (AD), and bronchial asthma (BA) called as allergic triad. Persons with Atopy also have a tendency to have allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy and occupational allergy apart from the above phenotypes. Blood samples were collected from all 528 cases. Blood samples were also obtained from 610 no-atopic subjects from the Out Patients Departments of above Departments. A written pre-informed consent was obtained from all cases and controls. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Clearance Committee of SKIMS, Srinagar vide order No. SIMS 1 131/IEC-SKIMS/2016–133.

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