Allergix IgE Food Antibodies 30 - Serum

The IgE antibody causes "classic" or "atopic" allergic reactions related to hay fever and anaphylaxis and is well-known for causing immediate allergic reactions. IgE food allergy testing reveals reactions that occur immediately after ingesting offending foods such as peanuts or shellfish.

According to the FDA, more than 160 foods can cause allergic reactions in people with food allergies. The eight most common foods accounting for 90 percent of food allergic reactions are required by law to be listed in the ingredients, and are the food sources from which many other ingredients are derived.

The eight foods identified by law which cause common food reactions are:

• Milk
• Eggs
• Fish (e.g., bass, flounder, cod)
• Crustacean shellfish (e.g. crab, lobster, shrimp)
• Tree nuts (e.g., almonds, walnuts, pecans)
• Peanuts
• Wheat
• Soybeans

(Source: US FDA)

Metametrix offers two Allergix IgE Profiles:

Allergix IgE Food Antibodies Profile

IgE food allergy testing measures levels of antigen-specific IgE to 30 different foods, including peanut and shrimp, from a simple serum specimen.

Allergix IgE Inhalant Antibodies Profile

The IgE Inhalant Antibodies Profile measures the IgE levels in serum that react to different regional inhalant antigens.

Common symptoms of an IgE Food allergy:

Test name(s)

0077 - IgE Food Antibodies - 30 Antigens
0071 - IgE Food Antibodies NY - 30 Antigens
0270 - IgG4 and IgE Food Antibodies
0271 - IgG4 and IgE Food Antibodies - NY

Description

The IgE antibody is the cause of "classic" or atopic allergic reactions related to hay fever and anaphylaxis and is well known for causing immediate allergic reactions. The Metametrix IgE Food Antibodies Profile measures the IgE levels in serum that react to 30 different foods, including peanut and shrimp.

Method

ELISA

Turnaround time

7-14 days, 14 days average

Analytes

Almond
Aspergillus
Beef
Cantaloupe
Cashew
Chicken
Corn
Crab
Egg, Whole
Garlic
Lobster
Milk, Cow
Mustard
Oat
Orange
Peanut
Pea, Green
Pinto Bean
Pork
Rice
Salmon
Shrimp
Soybean
Strawberry
Sunflower
Tomato
Tuna
Turkey
Walnut, English
Wheat

Specimen Collection Instructions

• Allergix-KI.pdf

Sample Reports Example of how test results will be reported, including reference ranges and graphs indicating high and low percentiles of each analyte.

• Allergix-IgE-Food-30-Serum-SR.pdf

Patient Briefs

• Allergix-PB.pdf

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References

• IgE Food Antibodies References