Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD An alpha-gal allergy—also referred to as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)—is an ...

The biologic seemed to express an epitope to alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) that IgE antibodies recognize in people with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), reported Preethi Venkat, MD, MPH, of the ...

is a severe tick-vectored food allergy caused by sensitivity to the galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) carbohydrate. It is now estimated to affect as many as 450,000 residents of the United ...