The alpha-Gal syndrome: new insights into the tick-host conflict and cooperation
Abstract This primer focuses on a recently diagnosed tick-borne allergic disease known as the alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS). Tick bites induce in humans high levels of IgE antibodies against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) present on tick salivary glycoproteins and tissues of non-catar...
Main Authors: | José de la Fuente, Iván Pacheco, Margarita Villar, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3413-z |
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