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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2015

Delayed Anaphylaxis Involving IgE to Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose.

Thomas A E Platts-Mills, Alexander J Schuyler, Alice E W Hoyt, Scott P Commins

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Alpha-Gal Syndrome-A Series of Cases with Different Clinical Pictures.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Intrinsic risk factors for alpha-gal syndrome in a case-control study, 2019 to 2020.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024
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  7. Tick bite as a risk factor for alpha-gal-specific immunoglobulin E antibodies and development of alpha-gal syndrome.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2023
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  11. Tick Saliva and the Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Finding a Needle in a Haystack.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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  14. Global Trends in Anaphylaxis Epidemiology and Clinical Implications.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2020
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  15. New Perspectives in Food Allergy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  18. [Diagnostics of alpha-gal syndrome : Current standards, pitfalls and perspectives].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas A E Platts-MillsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801355, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
Alexander J Schuyler
Alice E W Hoyt
Scott P Commins
University of Virginia Health System · US

Funding

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007496 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Michael G. Brown, Coleen A McNamara · 1995 to 2026
$10.2M
DUST MITE, COCKROACH AND CAT ALLERGENS IN HOUSES/ASTHMAR01AI020565 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI PLATTS-MILLS, THOMAS A. · 1985 to 2017
$7.1M
IgE to carbohydrates causes delayed anaphylaxisK08AI085190 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI COMMINS, SCOTT PALMER · 2010 to 2014
$651k
Delayed Anaphylaxis to Mammalian Meat caused by IgE Ab to alpha-galR56AI113095 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COMMINS, SCOTT PALMER · 2014 to 2014
$390k
NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI085190NIAID NIH HHS K08-AI-1085190NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020565NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI113095NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypersensitivity in the allergic setting refers to immune reactions, stimulated by soluble antigens that can be rapidly progressing and, in the case of anaphylaxis, are occasionally fatal. As the number of known exposures associated with anaphylaxis is limited, identification of novel causative agents is important in facilitating both education and other allergen-specific approaches that are crucial to long-term risk management. Within the last 10 years, several seemingly separate observations were recognized to be related, all of which resulted from the development of antibodies to a carbohydrate moiety on proteins where exposure differed from airborne allergens but which were nevertheless capable of producing anaphylactic and hypersensitivity reactions. Our recent work has identified these responses as being due to a novel IgE antibody directed against a mammalian oligosaccharide epitope, galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal). This review will present the history and biology of alpha-gal and discuss our current approach to management of the mammalian meat allergy and delayed anaphylaxis.

Indexed as

AllergensAnaphylaxisAnimalsDisaccharidesEpitopesFood HypersensitivityGalactoseHumansImmunoglobulin EAllergensDisaccharidesEpitopesGalactoseImmunoglobulin E

Identifiers

PMID26130470
PMCPMC4525710
OpenAlexW929030614

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