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\"\"Dr. Scott Commins, who was the lead author on the seminal scientific paper that first described this unique meat allergy, and Dr. Onyinye Iweala, a physician-scientist who is working with Dr. Commins to help unravel its mysteries, are using innovative research approaches to better understand and hopefully one day develop an immunotherapy for alpha gal allergy.<\/em><\/p>\n

To learn more, read the NY Times article via this\u00a0link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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