Resources for medical professionals
MCAS Testing for Healthcare Professionals
This leaflet details some of the tests used to diagnose MCAS, how to order and handle a sample and how to read the results.
Mast Cell Action Brochure _ B&W
Mast Cell Disorders Committee Work Group Report: Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) diagnosis and management.
Weiler CR, Austen KF, Akin C, et al. AAAAI Mast Cell Disorders Committee Work Group Report: Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) diagnosis and management. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019;144(4):883-896.
Recent advances in our understanding of mast cell activation–or should it be mast cell mediator disorders?. Expert review of clinical immunology.
Theoharides TC, Tsilioni I, Ren H. Recent advances in our understanding of mast cell activation–or should it be mast cell mediator disorders?. Expert review of clinical immunology. 2019 Jun 3;15(6):639-56.
Afrin LB, Ackerley MB, Bluestein LS, et al. Diagnosis of mast cell activation syndrome: a global 'consensus-2'
Afrin LB, Ackerley MB, Bluestein LS, et al. Diagnosis of mast cell activation syndrome: a global" consensus-2". Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany). 2020 Apr 22.
Weiler CR. Mast cell activation syndrome: tools for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Weiler CR. Mast cell activation syndrome: tools for diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020 Feb 1;8(2):498-506.
Bibliography of 'must-read' MCAS papers, 2022.
Our bibliography of 'must-read' MCAS papers, updated in 2022.
Mast Cell Action Brochure; September 2020
Our brochure about MCAS, including what is MCAS? Triggers and symptoms, diagnosis and management.
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