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Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity
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  • alpha-Gal syndrome
  • ICRIP
  • alpha-Gal
  • bovine thyroglobulin
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/nu17091541

Sensitization to the carbohydrate antigen α-Gal is associated with allergic reactions against different types of food that contain α-Gal (e.g., mammalian meat). This form of allergy is termed α-Gal syndrome (AGS), and the diagnosis is challenging due to delayed symptom onset and cross-reactivity with multiple mammalian products. It is estimated that AGS is underdiagnosed, pointing to an unmet need for patient care. Sera from patients with suspected AGS based on clinical history were analyzed by ImmunoCAP and the IgE cross-reactivity immune profiling (ICRIP) system specifically developed by us. IgE from patient sera against different forms of α-Gal was analyzed using α-Gal-containing analytes and negative controls. Sera from 33 patients with suspected AGS were analyzed. Sera from 22 patients yielded a clearly positive signal (>0.35 kU/L) for IgE against α-Gal in ImmunoCAP. For 7 of the remaining 11 patients with negative or ambiguous (IgE level between 0.1 and 0.35 kU/L) results in ImmunoCAP, ICRIP analyses supported the suspected association of the allergy symptoms with IgE against α-Gal components. This component-resolved analysis helps the allergist to provide an individual diagnosis for each patient. This video concludes that the diagnosis of AGS is challenging. An interplay between clinical history and lab analysis via ImmunoCAP and the specifically developed ICRIP system helps patients and allergists in establishing the correct diagnosis, thereby preventing accidental exposure and recurrent AGS episodes.

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Homann, A. Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1887 (accessed on 01 September 2026).
Homann A. Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1887. Accessed September 01, 2026.
Homann, Arne. "Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1887 (accessed September 01, 2026).
Homann, A. (2026, August 31). Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1887
Homann, Arne. "Diagnosis of α-Gal Syndrome by IgE Cross-Reactivity." Encyclopedia. Web. 31 August, 2026.
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