What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome(AGS]

a. k. a. Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA) ? Causes, Diagnosis & Management.

                                                            An Overview.   

    Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) is a unique allergy to non-primate mammalian meat (and derived-products) that is associated with tick bites and is due to a specific IgE antibody to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal).

     AGS has many novel features that broaden the paradigm of food allergy, including that reactions are delayed 3-6 hours after exposure and patients have frequently tolerated red meat for many years prior to the development of allergic reactions.

      Due to the ubiquitous inclusion of mammal-derived materials in foods, medications, personal products and stabilizing compounds, full avoidance is difficult to achieve.

     Thus, an effort has been made in this E-Booklet to describe the diagnosis, management, and design of appropriate avoidance for patients with AGS along with relevant Illustrations for better understanding of the Medicos.

…. Dr. H. K. Saboowala.   

                   M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)