Abstract:α-gal syndrome (AGS) is caused by the intake of products containing α-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose) like mammalian meat. Over the last decade, scientific literature about AGS has been increasing, but the true burden of cases is still unknown [
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,
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]. In the USA (University of Virginia Allergy Clinic), the number of confirmed cases of AGS was 24 in 2009 [
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] and increased to 34,000 in the entire USA by 2019 [
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]. A… Show more
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