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What a tick, a meat allergy and heart disease have in common
Manage episode 483153285 series 5409
Imagine waking up one day and being allergic to meat. That’s a reality for some people who are unlucky enough to get bitten by a particular tick.
Alpha-gal syndrome, otherwise known as a mammalian meat allergy, is not well known.
However as research advances, a tricky connection between this allergy and heart disease is starting to emerge.
Guest/s
- Abby
- Professor Sheryl van Nunen, the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and the Tick Induced Allergies Research & Awareness group
References
- Tick Induced Allergies Research & Awareness
- Genetic and structural basis of the human anti-α-galactosyl antibody response
- Immunoglobulin E Sensitization to Mammalian Oligosaccharide Galactose-α-1,3 (α-Gal) Is Associated With Noncalcified Plaque, Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease, and ST-Segment–Elevated Myocardial Infarction
1502 episodes
Manage episode 483153285 series 5409
Imagine waking up one day and being allergic to meat. That’s a reality for some people who are unlucky enough to get bitten by a particular tick.
Alpha-gal syndrome, otherwise known as a mammalian meat allergy, is not well known.
However as research advances, a tricky connection between this allergy and heart disease is starting to emerge.
Guest/s
- Abby
- Professor Sheryl van Nunen, the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and the Tick Induced Allergies Research & Awareness group
References
- Tick Induced Allergies Research & Awareness
- Genetic and structural basis of the human anti-α-galactosyl antibody response
- Immunoglobulin E Sensitization to Mammalian Oligosaccharide Galactose-α-1,3 (α-Gal) Is Associated With Noncalcified Plaque, Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease, and ST-Segment–Elevated Myocardial Infarction
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