To produce an allergic reaction in Type I hypersensitivity, the antigen

A. must bind to mast cells.
B. must bind to free IgE molecules.
C.
must just bind to IgE on mast cells.

D.
must bind to two neighboring IgE molecules on mast cells crosslinking them.


D

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