This HLA Celiac Risk Gene Test will rule out celiac with >99% confidence using a quick and easy mouth swab. You do NOT need to eat gluten for this test.
Get secure online results and a physician-reviewed test guide within 10 business days after the lab receives your sample. Physician counseling is also available.
What does it take to develop celiac disease?
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the small intestine when gluten is consumed. The damaged small intestine loses its ability to properly absorb nutrients.
Celiac disease can develop at any age after gluten consumption begins. If left untreated, celiac disease can lead to serious health complications including: anemia, autoimmune disorders, coronary artery disease, epilepsy, intestinal cancers, migraines, miscarriage, osteoporosis, rash (dermatitis herpetiformis), and short stature. Currently, a lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free diet is the only treatment for this condition.
Three things are needed for you to develop Celiac Disease:
- your celiac HLA genes test “positive” for celiac disease risk
- you eat gluten-containing foods like wheat or barley
- disease activatation occurs by an environmental trigger
Why HLA Genetic Risk Markers?
If your HLA markers are negative for celiac risk, then it’s very unlikely for you to develop celiac disease. HLA stands for human leukocyte antigen. HLA’s are encoded by highly complex genes that tell parts of your immune system how to function properly. HLA gene testing is difficult to access and is not part of standard DNA testing. Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune disease that occurs when HLA factors lead to an immune response that damages the lining of the small intestine when exposed to gluten and activated by certain environmental triggers. Our Celiac Risk Gene Test identifies this genetic predisposition to HLA factors that are necessary for the development of celiac disease.
For Ages
2 and up
Measures
3 HLA gene markers: HLA-DQ2 + HLA-DQ8 + DQA1*05
Collection Method
2 simple mouth swabs.
Required Diet
You do NOT need to eat gluten for this test.
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