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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2025

Molecular allergens drive risk stratification and immunotherapy in Hymenoptera venom allergy.

Enrico Scala, Valeria Villella, Damiano Abeni, Mauro Giani, Emma Cristina Guerra, Maria Locanto, Giorgia Meneguzzi, Lia Pirrotta, Donato Quaratino, Alessandra Zaffiro and 5 more

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Enrico ScalaFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Valeria VillellaFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Damiano AbeniFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mauro GianiFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Emma Cristina GuerraFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maria LocantoFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giorgia MeneguzziFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Lia PirrottaFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Donato QuaratinoFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra ZaffiroFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Elisabetta CapriniFondazione Luigi Maria Monti, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Riccardo AseroAmbulatorio di Allergologia, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo CecchiAllergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Danilo VillaltaS.C. di Immunologia e Allergologia di Laboratorio, PO S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy.
Valerio PravettoniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: Hymenoptera venom allergy is a major cause of life-threatening anaphylaxis. Molecular diagnostics have improved the characterisation of sensitisation patterns, although the clinical role of cross-reactive allergens such as DPPIV and hyaluronidases remains unclear. Objective: To define IgE sensitisation to venom components, examine associations with clinical phenotypes, and assess the immunological impact of venom immunotherapy (VIT) in an Italian cohort. Methods: In this monocentric study, 378 patients with documented Hymenoptera adverse reactions underwent extract-based and component-resolved diagnostics. A prospective subset (n = 113) was followed during VIT. Commercial venom extracts were characterised by inhibition assays. Results: Systemic reactions occurred in 36% of patients, predominantly males, while large local reactions were more common in females. Sensitisation to Conclusion: Molecular diagnostics refine risk stratification and monitoring of VIT. Species-specific allergens provide reliable clinical markers, whereas panallergens help distinguish true double sensitisation from cross-reactivity. VIT induces a progressive but differential reduction in specific IgE and confers protection, supporting precision allergy care.

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Api m 1Component-resolved diagnosticsHymenoptera venom allergyPanallergensPrecision allergyVenom immunotherapyVes v 1Ves v 5

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