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Has anyone died from documented anaphylaxis due to alpha-gal allergy?
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Allergy & Immunology · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Allergy & Immunology · Virginia Commonwealth University
Sensitivity to the galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) oligosaccharide was initially discovered when patients receiving cetuximab mAb to treat their cancer, particularly in those who resided in the southeastern USA, had IgE-mediated mild to severe anaphylaxis shortly after receiving their firs...