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Editorial
. 2025 Feb;155(2):406-409.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.11.002. Epub 2024 Nov 8.

Implementation of the esophageal string test in clinical practice and research

Shauna Schroeder  1 , Cindy S Bauer  2 , Benjamin L Wright  3
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Editorial

Implementation of the esophageal string test in clinical practice and research

Shauna Schroeder et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Entero-Test; Eosinophilic esophagitis; biomarker; eosinophil; esophageal string test; minimally invasive.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure statement Supported in part by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (grant K23AI158813 [to B.L.W.]). Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: S. Schroeder reports being a consultant for Regeneron, Takeda, and EvoEndo and received research funding from Regeneron, Celgene, and AstraZeneca. B. L. Wright reports in-kind support from Regeneron in the form of study drug (dupilumab and placebo) for a clinical trial of milk oral immunotherapy. The remaining author declares that she has no relevant conflicts of interest.

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