What does our Allergy Profile test cover?
The UK's most comprehensive allergy test panel, testing for 295 allergens, offers an in-depth assessment of your allergic sensitivities.
Allergies affect around one in four people, yet many individuals overlook their symptoms, leading to complications like hay fever, allergic asthma, or unnecessary dietary restrictions. This test checks for 295 relevant allergens (excluding drug allergens like penicillin) and includes molecular allergen testing. This provides a detailed understanding of allergic cross-reactions and allows for a more accurate risk assessment of food allergies, helping to create personalised dietary recommendations. Additionally, allergen-specific immunotherapy can be targeted at key triggers (such as pollen, house dust mites, and insect venoms) to help manage symptoms.
It's important to note that an allergy differs from a food intolerance, which is the difficulty in digesting certain foods, often mediated by IgG antibodies, rather than IgE antibodies, which are measured in this allergy test.
Grass Pollens - Bahia grass, Bermuda grass, Common reed, Perennial ryegrass, Rye, Timothy grass
Moulds & Yeasts - Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus fumigatus, Baker’s yeast, Cladosporium herbarum, Malassezia sympodialis, Penicillium chrysogenum
Fruits - Apple, Banana, Blueberry, Cherry, Fig, Grape, Kiwi, Mango, Melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Strawberry
Egg - Egg white, Egg yolk
Milk - Camel’s milk, Cow’s milk, Goat’s milk, Mare’s milk, Sheep’s milk
Tree Pollens - Acacia, Alder, Arizona cypress, Ash, Beech pollen, Cottonwood, Cypress, Date Palm, Elm, Hazel, London plane tree, Mountain cedar, Mulberry tree, Olive, Paper mulberry, Silver birch, Sugi pollen, Tree of heaven, Walnut, Weeping fig
Insects & Venoms - American Cockroach, Bee, Common wasp venom, Fire Ant, German Cockroach, Honey bee venom, Long-headed wasp venom, Paper wasp venom
Legumes & Nuts - Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Chickpea, Hazel nut, Lentil, Macadamia, Pea, Peanut, Pecan, Pistachio, Soy, Walnut, White bean
Fish & Seafood - Anisakis simplex, Atlantic cod, Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, Black tiger shrimp, Brown shrimp, Carp, Common mussel, Crab, Lobster, Northern prawn, Oyster, Salmon, Scallop, Shrimp mix, Squid, Swordfish, Thornback ray, Tuna, Venus clam
Weed Pollens - Annual mercury pollen, Cannabis (CBD), Hemp, Lamb’s quarter, Mugwort, Nettle, Pigweed, Ragweed, Ribwort, Russian thistle, Wall pellitory
Pets & Animals - Cat, Cattle, Djungarian hamster, Dog, Goat, Guinea pig, Horse, Mouse, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Sheep
Spices - Anise, Caraway, Mustard, Oregano, Paprika, Parsley
Meat - C48 - Beef, Chicken, Horse, House cricket, Lamb, Mealworm, Migratory locust, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey
Mites - Acarus siro, American house dust mite, Blomia tropicalis, European house dust mite, Glycyphagus domesticus, Lepidoglyphus destructor, Tyrophagus putrescentiae
Cereals & Seeds - Barley, Buckwheat, Corn flour, Corn cereal, Cultivated rye, Fenugreek seed, Lupine seed, Millet, Oat, Poppy seed, Pumpkin seed, Quinoa, Rice, Sesame, Spelt, Sunflower seed, Wheat flour
Vegetables - Avocado, Carrot, Celery, Garlic, Onion, Potato, Tomato
Other - CCD, Ficus & Hops, Latex, Pigeon tick
This test helps identify sensitivities to a broad spectrum of allergens, ranging from common foods to environmental triggers like pollen, dust mites, and pet dander. The results can provide valuable information for allergy management.
