Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32769710›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in allergy and clinical immunology2020

Hymenoptera venom-induced anaphylaxis and hereditary alpha-tryptasemia.

Michael P O'Connell, Jonathan J Lyons

Open access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Hereditary alpha tryptasemia and clinical implications.World journal of clinical cases · 2025
    Review
  4. Natural History and Risk Factors of Hymenoptera Venom Allergy in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
    Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Genetic Variants Leading to Urticaria and Angioedema and Associated Biomarkers.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2023
    Article
  13. Article
  14. Clinical relevance of inherited genetic differences in human tryptases: Hereditary alpha-tryptasemia and beyond.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2021
    Review
  15. Inherited and acquired determinants of serum tryptase levels in humans.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2021
    Review
  16. Mediator-Related Symptoms and Anaphylaxis in Children with Mastocytosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
    Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael P O'ConnellLaboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jonathan J Lyons
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Translational studies in allergic reactions and inflammationZIAAI001192 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI LYONS, JONATHAN · 2014 to 2023
$12.7M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AI999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001192
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo discuss the association between the common dominantly inherited genetic trait hereditary alpha-tryptasemia (HαT) and hymenoptera venom-induced anaphylaxis (HVA). RECENT

findingsElevated BST has been correlated with more severe systemic anaphylaxis in humans in a number of settings - most notably in HVA. Clonal mast cell disease, in particular, systemic mastocytosis, is frequently associated with elevated BST, and is a major risk factor for severe HVA. However, clonal mast cell diseases are believed to be rare, whereas HVA is relatively more common. HαT affects an estimated 3-5% of Western populations and is the common cause for elevated BST in these individuals. An association between HαT and severe HVA, as well as clonal mast cell disease has recently been demonstrated wherein this trait modifies reaction severity in venom allergic individuals. A mechanism underlying this association has been proposed through the identification of naturally occurring heterotetrameric tryptases and characterization of their unique physical attributes. SUMMARY: Here we discuss the long-standing association between elevated BST and HVA severity, how HαT fits into this landscape, and review the clinical and mechanistic evidence that supports HαT as a modifier of HVA.

Indexed as

AnaphylaxisAnimalsArthropod VenomsGenetic Diseases, InbornHumansHymenopteraInsect Bites and StingsMast CellsMastocytosis, SystemicSeverity of Illness IndexTryptasesArthropod VenomsTPSAB1 protein, humanTryptases

Identifiers

PMID32769710
PMCPMC8162786
OpenAlexW3048000325

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.