Alpha-Gal Syndrome

02/01/2024 8 min
Alpha-Gal Syndrome

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Alpha-gal syndrome is a food allergy to red meat products that develops after affected individuals are bitten by a tick. JAMA Deputy Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, discusses alpha-gal syndrome with author Mariel R. Benjamin, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Michigan Medicine. Related Content: What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome?

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