α-Gal specific-IgE prevalence and levels in Ecuador and Kenya: relation to diet, parasites and IgG4

In tropical areas of the developing world IgE to α-Gal is prevalent and associated with Ascaris exposure, but represents a minor fraction of total IgE in comparison to meat allergic patients from the USA.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jeffrey Wilson, Behnam Keshavarz, Hayley James, Maya Retterer, Alexander Schuyler, Alice Knoedler, Lisa Workman, Lucy Ng ’ang’a, Martha E. Chico, Eva Rönmark, Peter Heymann, Matthew Perzanowski, Thomas Platts-Mills, Phillip Cooper Source Type: research