Faculty of Medicine

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Research group

Spanish

Clinical and Experimental Allergology Group GACE

Academic Unit: Faculty of Medicine

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Clinical medicine

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Strategic Focus

To generate, verify, and disseminate knowledge at the scientific and clinical level directed towards the development of clinical and experimental allergology in the health and academic-scientific sectors. All of this is attained through the training and teaching of new researchers and through the design of programs and research projects in the clinical and immunogenetic areas of allergic diseases.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Occupational Allergy.
Clinical Allergology.
Experimental Allergology.
Molecular Biology and Genetics.
Clinical Epidemiology in Allergic Diseases.
Genetics of allergic diseases.
Immunomodulation.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Ricardo Cardona Villa MD, MSc.

Master's Degree in Immunology.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

ricardo.cardona@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

World Allergy Organization (WAO).
UCARE (Center of Reference and Excellence for Hives from the European Global Allergy and Asthma Network - GA²LEN).

Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Colombian Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Highlighted Projects

Predictive model of the clinical response to antihistamines in patients with chronic urticaria, according to clinical and immunological markers.
Impact of Specific Allergen Immunotherapy in Pediatric Asthma Patients.
Frequency of local nasal hypersensitivity to mites among patients with negative skin and serological allergy tests.
Evaluation of IgE sensitization and sociodemographic conditions as determinants of asthma severity.

Key Research Findings

Identification of antigenic epitopes of thyroperoxidase, thyroglobulin and interleukin-24. Exploration of cross-reactivity with environmental allergens and possible role in urticaria and hypothyroidism. DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2020.02.003
Clinical Characterization of Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria according to Anti-TPO igE Levels. DOI: 10.1155/2019/4202145
Nasal Provocation Test with Cat and Dog Extracts: Results according to Molecular Components. DOI: 10.1155/2020/6365314
Causal Relationship Between Anti-TPO IgE and Chronic Urticaria by In Vitro and In Vivo Tests. DOI: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.1.29