Clinical Resources

At a glance

  • Find clinician training on how to diagnose and manage patients with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS).
  • Read important research publications to enhance your practice.
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Training

Publications

Geographic distribution

Thompson JM, Carpenter A, Kersh GJ, Wachs T, Commins SP, Salzer JS. Geographic distribution of suspected alpha-gal syndrome cases—United States, January 2017–December 2022. MMWR. 2023;72(30):815-820.

Clinical resources

Binder AM, Commins SP, Altrich ML, Wachs T, Biggerstaff BJ, Beard CB, Petersen LR, Kersh GJ, Armstrong PA..Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021;126(4):411-416.e1.

Chung CH, Mirakhur B, Chan E, Le QT, Berlin J, Morse M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2008;358(11):1109–17.

Commins SP. . Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2020;16(7):667-677.

Commins SP, Satinover SM, Hosen J, Mozena J, Barish L, Lewis BD, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009;123(2):426-433.e2.

Hilger C, Fischer J, Wölbing F, Biedermann T.Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2019;19(1):3.

Kim MS, Straesser MD, Keshavarz B, Workman L, McGowan MC, Platts-Mills TAE, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(1):364-367.e2.

Mabelane T, Basera W, Botha M, Thomas HF, Ramjith J, Levin ME. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2018;29(8):841–9.

Platts-Mills TAE, Li R, Keshavarz B, Smith AR, Wilson JM. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(1):15-23.e1.

Taylor M, Kersh G, Salzer J, Jones ES, Binder AM, Armstrong PA, et al. . Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 S1081-1206(24):74-7.

Wilson JM, Schuyler AJ, Workman L, Gupta M, James HR, Posthumus J, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019;7(7):2348-2358.e4.

Healthcare provider knowledge

Carpenter A, Drexler NA, McCormick DW, Thompson JM, Kersh G, Commins SP, Salzer JS. Health care provider knowledge regarding alpha-gal syndrome—United States, March–May 2022. MMWR. 2023;72(30):809-814.

Tick bites and alpha-gal syndrome

Commins SP, James HR, Kelly LA, Pochan SL, Workman LJ, Perzanowski MS, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011;127(5):1286-1293.e6.

Commins SP, Jerath MR, Cox K, Erickson LD, Platts-Mills T. Allergol Int. 2016;65(1):16–20.

Crispell G, Commins SP, Archer-Hartman SA, Choudhary S, Dharmarajan G, Azadi P. Front Immunol. 2019;10:1056.

Hashizume H, Fujiyama T, Umayahara T, Kageyama R, Walls AF, Satoh T. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018;78(6):1135-1141.e3.

Kersh GJ, Salzer J, Jones E, et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022;130(4):472-478.

Mitchell CL, Lin F-C, Vaughn M, Apperson CS, Meshnick SR, Commins SP. Parasites Vectors. 2020;13(1):470.

Young I, Prematunge C, Pussegoda K, Corrin T, Waddell L. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021;12(3):101674.

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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)