No Bull: A Case of Alpha-Gal Syndrome Associated With Buffalo Meat Sensitivity

Introduction Alpha (⍺)-gal syndrome (AGS) is an immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody response against the glycoprotein carbohydrate galactose-⍺-1,3-galactose-β-1-(3)4-N-acetylglucosamine-R (Gal⍺-1,3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R or ⍺-gal) that is present in Ixodida (tick) saliva and noncatarrhine mammals as well as...

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Main Authors: Marija Rowane OMS-II, Reimus Valencia DO, Benjamin Stewart-Bates OMS-IV, Jason Casselman DO, Robert Hostoffer DO, LhD, MSMEd, FAAP, FACOP, FACOI, FCCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Allergy & Rhinology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2152656719893366