Pork–cat syndrome

Pork–cat syndrome is an allergy to pork, usually after adolescence, that is caused by exposure to cats. Although first described in 1994,[1][2][3] it was first documented in the U.S. by Scott Commins and Thomas Platts-Mills during their research on alpha-gal allergy.[4]

Pork–cat syndrome
SpecialtyImmunology

It is called "pork–cat syndrome" because "almost all people with the condition are cat owners, and many have multiple cats. Some develop an allergic response to cat serum albumin (protein made by a cat’s liver) that cross-reacts with albumin in pork when someone consumes it, and can lead to severe or even fatal allergic reactions when pork is consumed."[4]

References
  1. Abreu, Carmo; Gomes, Raquel; Bartolome Borja, Bial-Arístegui; Falcão, Helena; Cunha, Leonor (30 March 2015). "Pork-cat syndrome?". Clin Transl Allergy. 5 (Suppl 3): P164. doi:10.1186/2045-7022-5-S3-P164. PMC 4412402.
  2. "Pork-Cat Syndrome an Under-Recognized Allergy".
  3. Posthumus, Jonathon; James, Hayley R; Lane, Charles J; Matos, Luis A; Platts-Mills, Thomas A E; Commins, Scott P (24 March 2017). "Initial Description of Pork-Cat Syndrome in the United States". J Allergy Clin Immunol. 131 (3): 923–925. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.665. PMC 3594363. PMID 23352634.
  4. "Allergic reactions to pork may be prompted by a protein made in the liver of cats".
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