“…Indeed, similar techniques have already been used to monitor responsiveness to bacterial products, and, in particular, to LPS [ 14 , 24 ]. Furthermore, allospecific immune responses have also been assessed by qRT-PCR in whole blood [ 15 , 16 ] and responsiveness to allergen stimulation has been explored by testing IL-4 gene expression in whole blood [ 13 ], predominantly attributed to circulating basophils.…”