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Particular features in the diagnosis and management of α-Gal syndrome

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology Biederstein, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteinerstraße 29, 80802, München, Germany

    Andreas Benedikt Weins

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany

    Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Johannes Martin Weiss & Katrin Elsharkawi-Welt

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Weins AB, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Weiss JM, Elsharkawi-Welt K. Particular features in the diagnosis and management of α-Gal syndrome. Allergo J Int 2016;25:251–5

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Weins, A.B., Scharffetter-Kochanek, K., Weiss, J.M. et al. Particular features in the diagnosis and management of α-Gal syndrome. Allergo J Int 25, 251–255 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-016-0136-y

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