Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3199907 | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The results presented here provide evidence that tick bites are a cause, possibly the only cause, of IgE specific for alpha-gal in this area of the United States. Both the number of subjects becoming sensitized and the titer of IgE antibodies to alpha-gal are striking. Here we report the first example of a response to an ectoparasite giving rise to an important form of food allergy.
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Authors
Scott P. MD, PhD, Hayley R. BS, Libby A. MD, Shawna L. CNM, MPH, Lisa J. BA, Matthew S. PhD, MPH, Katherine M. PhD, John V. MD, Lucy W. MD, Eva PhD, Philip J. MB BS, PhD, Thomas A.E. FRS,