In part two of the Alpha Gal Syndrome series I talk with West Virginians living with Alpha-Gal to learn it has changed their lives, what frustrations they're encountered and more.
The biologic seemed to express an epitope to alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) that IgE antibodies recognize in people with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), reported Preethi Venkat, MD, MPH, of the ...
Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is as peculiar as it is surprising. Known as the “red meat allergy” or “tick-bite allergy,” AGS occurs when a tick bite triggers an allergy to alpha-Gal ...
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday shows a steep increase in cases of alpha-gal syndrome. The allergy triggers a possibly life-threatening ...
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The leading cause of xenotransplant rejection is a sugar called alpha-gal. This sugar appears on the cell surfaces of all non-primate mammals. Alpha-gal is problematic for other reasons ...