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Meat allergen allergy

MedGen UID:
844468
•Concept ID:
C0859949
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Allergy to meat; Allergy to meat allergens; IgE-mediated meat allergen allergy; Immunoglobulin E-mediated meat allergen allergy; Meat allergy; Meat Allergy
SNOMED CT: Allergy to meat (703931001); Meat allergy (703931001)
 
HPO: HP:0410330

Definition

Hypersensitivity in form of an adverse immune reaction against allergens contained in meat products. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMeat allergen allergy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis & management of alpha-gal syndrome: lessons from 2,500 patients.
Commins SP
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020 Jul;16(7):667-677. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1782745. PMID: 32571129Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-Gal Syndrome.
Platts-Mills TAE, Li RC, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jan;8(1):15-23.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.09.017. PMID: 31568928Free PMC Article
EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide.
Matricardi PM, Kleine-Tebbe J, Hoffmann HJ, Valenta R, Hilger C, Hofmaier S, Aalberse RC, Agache I, Asero R, Ballmer-Weber B, Barber D, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Bilò MB, Blank S, Bohle B, Bosshard PP, Breiteneder H, Brough HA, Caraballo L, Caubet JC, Crameri R, Davies JM, Douladiris N, Ebisawa M, EIgenmann PA, Fernandez-Rivas M, Ferreira F, Gadermaier G, Glatz M, Hamilton RG, Hawranek T, Hellings P, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Jakob T, Jappe U, Jutel M, Kamath SD, Knol EF, Korosec P, Kuehn A, Lack G, Lopata AL, Mäkelä M, Morisset M, Niederberger V, Nowak-Węgrzyn AH, Papadopoulos NG, Pastorello EA, Pauli G, Platts-Mills T, Posa D, Poulsen LK, Raulf M, Sastre J, Scala E, Schmid JM, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, van Hage M, van Ree R, Vieths S, Weber R, Wickman M, Muraro A, Ollert M
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2016 May;27 Suppl 23:1-250. doi: 10.1111/pai.12563. PMID: 27288833

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-Gal Syndrome.
Platts-Mills TAE, Li RC, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jan;8(1):15-23.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.09.017. PMID: 31568928Free PMC Article
Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors.
Skypala IJ
Front Immunol 2019;10:673. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00673. PMID: 31001275Free PMC Article
Meat allergy and allergens.
Wilson JM, Platts-Mills TAE
Mol Immunol 2018 Aug;100:107-112. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.018. PMID: 29685461Free PMC Article
Complementary Feeding: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition.
Fewtrell M, Bronsky J, Campoy C, Domellöf M, Embleton N, Fidler Mis N, Hojsak I, Hulst JM, Indrio F, Lapillonne A, Molgaard C
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2017 Jan;64(1):119-132. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001454. PMID: 28027215
EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide.
Matricardi PM, Kleine-Tebbe J, Hoffmann HJ, Valenta R, Hilger C, Hofmaier S, Aalberse RC, Agache I, Asero R, Ballmer-Weber B, Barber D, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Bilò MB, Blank S, Bohle B, Bosshard PP, Breiteneder H, Brough HA, Caraballo L, Caubet JC, Crameri R, Davies JM, Douladiris N, Ebisawa M, EIgenmann PA, Fernandez-Rivas M, Ferreira F, Gadermaier G, Glatz M, Hamilton RG, Hawranek T, Hellings P, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Jakob T, Jappe U, Jutel M, Kamath SD, Knol EF, Korosec P, Kuehn A, Lack G, Lopata AL, Mäkelä M, Morisset M, Niederberger V, Nowak-Węgrzyn AH, Papadopoulos NG, Pastorello EA, Pauli G, Platts-Mills T, Posa D, Poulsen LK, Raulf M, Sastre J, Scala E, Schmid JM, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, van Hage M, van Ree R, Vieths S, Weber R, Wickman M, Muraro A, Ollert M
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2016 May;27 Suppl 23:1-250. doi: 10.1111/pai.12563. PMID: 27288833

Diagnosis

Diagnosis & management of alpha-gal syndrome: lessons from 2,500 patients.
Commins SP
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020 Jul;16(7):667-677. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1782745. PMID: 32571129Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-Gal Syndrome.
Platts-Mills TAE, Li RC, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jan;8(1):15-23.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.09.017. PMID: 31568928Free PMC Article
Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors.
Skypala IJ
Front Immunol 2019;10:673. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00673. PMID: 31001275Free PMC Article
Meat allergy and allergens.
Wilson JM, Platts-Mills TAE
Mol Immunol 2018 Aug;100:107-112. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.018. PMID: 29685461Free PMC Article
EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide.
Matricardi PM, Kleine-Tebbe J, Hoffmann HJ, Valenta R, Hilger C, Hofmaier S, Aalberse RC, Agache I, Asero R, Ballmer-Weber B, Barber D, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Bilò MB, Blank S, Bohle B, Bosshard PP, Breiteneder H, Brough HA, Caraballo L, Caubet JC, Crameri R, Davies JM, Douladiris N, Ebisawa M, EIgenmann PA, Fernandez-Rivas M, Ferreira F, Gadermaier G, Glatz M, Hamilton RG, Hawranek T, Hellings P, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Jakob T, Jappe U, Jutel M, Kamath SD, Knol EF, Korosec P, Kuehn A, Lack G, Lopata AL, Mäkelä M, Morisset M, Niederberger V, Nowak-Węgrzyn AH, Papadopoulos NG, Pastorello EA, Pauli G, Platts-Mills T, Posa D, Poulsen LK, Raulf M, Sastre J, Scala E, Schmid JM, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, van Hage M, van Ree R, Vieths S, Weber R, Wickman M, Muraro A, Ollert M
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2016 May;27 Suppl 23:1-250. doi: 10.1111/pai.12563. PMID: 27288833

Therapy

What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome?
Mollah F, Zacharek MA, Benjamin MR
JAMA 2024 Jan 2;331(1):86. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.23097. PMID: 38064235
Complementary Feeding: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition.
Fewtrell M, Bronsky J, Campoy C, Domellöf M, Embleton N, Fidler Mis N, Hojsak I, Hulst JM, Indrio F, Lapillonne A, Molgaard C
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2017 Jan;64(1):119-132. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001454. PMID: 28027215
Shellfish allergy.
Lopata AL, O'Hehir RE, Lehrer SB
Clin Exp Allergy 2010 Jun;40(6):850-8. Epub 2010 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03513.x. PMID: 20412131
Meat allergy.
Restani P, Ballabio C, Tripodi S, Fiocchi A
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Jun;9(3):265-9. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32832aef3d. PMID: 19369863
Food anaphylaxis.
Sampson HA
Br Med Bull 2000;56(4):925-35. doi: 10.1258/0007142001903607. PMID: 11359629

Prognosis

Food allergy: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Lopes JP, Sicherer S
Curr Opin Immunol 2020 Oct;66:57-64. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2020.03.014. PMID: 32446135
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-Gal Syndrome.
Platts-Mills TAE, Li RC, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jan;8(1):15-23.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.09.017. PMID: 31568928Free PMC Article
Allergy for tree pollens and crustaceans: testing and treatment.
Palaga T
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2015 Jun;33(2):69-70. PMID: 26141027
Fish and shellfish allergy.
Wild LG, Lehrer SB
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2005 Jan;5(1):74-9. doi: 10.1007/s11882-005-0059-z. PMID: 15659268
Crustacea allergy.
Musmand JJ, Daul CB, Lehrer SB
Clin Exp Allergy 1993 Sep;23(9):722-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1993.tb00359.x. PMID: 10779302

Clinical prediction guides

Management of Food Allergies and Food-Related Anaphylaxis.
Iglesia EGA, Kwan M, Virkud YV, Iweala OI
JAMA 2024 Feb 13;331(6):510-521. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26857. PMID: 38349368Free PMC Article
Food allergy: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Lopes JP, Sicherer S
Curr Opin Immunol 2020 Oct;66:57-64. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2020.03.014. PMID: 32446135
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-Gal Syndrome.
Platts-Mills TAE, Li RC, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jan;8(1):15-23.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.09.017. PMID: 31568928Free PMC Article
Allergy for tree pollens and crustaceans: testing and treatment.
Palaga T
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2015 Jun;33(2):69-70. PMID: 26141027
Shellfish allergy.
Lopata AL, O'Hehir RE, Lehrer SB
Clin Exp Allergy 2010 Jun;40(6):850-8. Epub 2010 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03513.x. PMID: 20412131

Recent systematic reviews

Global patterns in anaphylaxis due to specific foods: A systematic review.
Baseggio Conrado A, Patel N, Turner PJ
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021 Dec;148(6):1515-1525.e3. Epub 2021 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.03.048. PMID: 33940057Free PMC Article
Effect of Diet in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Systematic Review.
Cornillier H, Giraudeau B, Samimi M, Munck S, Hacard F, Jonville-Bera AP, Jegou MH, d'Acremont G, Pham BN, Chosidow O, Maruani A
Acta Derm Venereol 2019 Feb 1;99(2):127-132. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3015. PMID: 30085322
Fish intake during pregnancy or infancy and allergic outcomes in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhang GQ, Liu B, Li J, Luo CQ, Zhang Q, Chen JL, Sinha A, Li ZY
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2017 Mar;28(2):152-161. Epub 2016 Oct 28 doi: 10.1111/pai.12648. PMID: 27590571
Occupational contact urticaria caused by food - a systematic clinical review.
Lukács J, Schliemann S, Elsner P
Contact Dermatitis 2016 Oct;75(4):195-204. Epub 2016 Jul 18 doi: 10.1111/cod.12653. PMID: 27425004
Atopy risk in infants and children in relation to early exposure to fish, oily fish, or long-chain omega-3 fatty acids: a systematic review.
Kremmyda LS, Vlachava M, Noakes PS, Diaper ND, Miles EA, Calder PC
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2011 Aug;41(1):36-66. doi: 10.1007/s12016-009-8186-2. PMID: 19997989

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