On 16 April, a training event was held in Barcelona for 80 leading dietitians from Saudi Arabia. The sessions, organised by Sierra Healthcare in collaboration with the University of Barcelona at the Hotel Majestic, featured Adriana Duelo, director of the DAO Institute. Duelo delivered a lecture on the aetiology and treatment of DAO deficiency, offering a practical approach so that attendees could take away strategies to help identify this metabolic disorder in their patients.

Do you want to better understand how histamine accumulates in the body and its impact on your health?

Join us for an online Masterclass on May 22, led by Dr. Eleonora Méndez and moderated by Adriana Duelo

Dr. Méndez, a specialist in mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), will explore the key conditions linked to endogenous histamine accumulation, including allergies, mastocytosis, and MCAS. The session will also clarify how these conditions differ from DAO Deficiency and how they may be influenced by it.
This session is designed for anyone looking to gain practical tools and a deeper understanding of their health.

Open to everyone, whether you are a DAO Institute patient or not.

This Masterclass will be conducted in Spanish.

Get your ticket here!

The International Institute of DAO Deficiency is pleased to welcome professionals from Chile, Spain, Mexico, and for the first time, Bolivia and Andorra to a new edition of the License Program starting this March. These specialists will receive monthly training, among other services, to ensure the highest quality care for their patients. As pioneers in DAO Deficiency treatment in their regions, they are part of the only professional network dedicated to this metabolic condition.

On February the 20, several members of the Institute attended the Sociedad Española de Microbiota, Probióticos y Prebióticos (SEMiPyP) Workshop. During the event, Dr. Carmen Vidal presented the work of the Bioactive Amines and Polyamines group at the University of Barcelona, focusing on the study of the microbiota in patients with DAO deficiency.

Pedro Campos, PhD, Director of Laboratory at VivoLabs, has provided a technical training session on the genetic foundations and interpretation of genetic studies related to AOC1 gene variants, which are associated with DAO enzyme activity. The session has also covered the latest advancements and current directions in research within this field.

On December 7th, Adriana Duelo, will participate in the Posgraduate in Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition hosted by Prof. Murilo Pereira in Brazil. The attendees will receive practical tools to identify cases of DAO deficiency in their clinical practice and receive guidance on dietary management for these cases.

Today, Friday, November 15, Adriana Duelo will present new findings from the recent study analyzing the evolution of symptoms and DAO enzyme activity in pregnant women. The presentation will take place at the INSA-UB Workshop, held at the Torribera Food Campus in Barcelona.

The Agrupación de Pacientes con Histaminosis Alimentaria from Argentina, in collaboration with the Allergy Department of San Juan de Dios Hospital in La Plata (Buenos Aires) has organized a workshop on histamine accumulation, DAO deficiency and its diagnosis. The workshop it’s scheduled for Thursday, November 14 in-person, and it has been designed for hospital physicians and patients. It will be moderated by Dr. Pablo Benítez.

This November, members of the International Institute of DAO Deficiency (IDAO) will receive ongoing training focused on the treatment of digestive pathology and DAO deficiency. Advanced groups will participate in a webinar on supplementation protocols for the treatment of DAO deficiency in different types of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), led by Adriana Duelo, director of the IDAO. Meanwhile, newly joined professionals at the Institute will have access to a webinar on the therapeutic approach to DAO deficiency in the presence of various digestive pathologies, presented by Sara Sánchez, clinical nutritionist and member of the IDAO’s core team.

The International Institute of DAO Deficiency will be present at the III FINUT Conference (Ibero-American Nutrition Foundation), which will take place this week in Medellín, Colombia. We are participating by presenting a poster on a study we are conducting in collaboration with the University of Barcelona to examine the evolution of symptoms and DAO enzyme activity in pregnant women with symptoms associated with excess histamine.