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The alpha-Gal syndrome: new insights into the tick-host conflict and cooperation
This primer focuses on a recently diagnosed tick-borne allergic disease known as the alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS). Tick bites induce in humans high levels of IgE antibodies against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) present on tick salivary glycoproteins and tissues of non-catarrhine mam...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6448316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30944017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3413-z |