Specific-IgE to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) has limited utility in diagnosing meat allergy in a tick-endemic population

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Oct;121(4):509-511. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.06.025. Epub 2018 Jun 30.

Authors

Jamma Li¹, Richard B Fulton², Rachel O'Connell³, Helena S Jang⁴, Suran L Fernando⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Immunorheumatology Laboratory, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, Australia.
³ University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 29966704
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.06.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Allergens / immunology*
Animals
Australia / epidemiology
Child
Cross Reactions
Endemic Diseases
Female
Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Food Hypersensitivity / epidemiology
Humans
Immunization
Immunoglobulin E / blood
Insect Bites and Stings / diagnosis*
Insect Bites and Stings / epidemiology
Insect Proteins / immunology*
Ixodes / immunology
Male
Mammals / immunology
Meat
Meat Proteins / immunology*
Middle Aged
Young Adult
alpha-Galactosidase / immunology*

Substances

Allergens
Insect Proteins
Meat Proteins
Immunoglobulin E
GLA protein, human
alpha-Galactosidase