LABOKLIN Service ID: 2016
| Material | serum 0.5 ml |
| Parameter | IgA against tissue transglutaminase and IgG against modified gliadin peptides |
| Method | ELISA |
| Species list | dog |
| Duration | 2-3 working days |
| Remark | - Gluten and its subfraction gliadin are found in wheat, spelt, rye and barley.
- Gluten intolerance leads to different clinical pictures depending on the breed: gluten-sensitive enteropathy in the Irish Setter and canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (CECS, Spike’s disease, paroxysmal gluten-sensitive dyskinesia) in the Border Terrier. Mixed forms and gluten intolerance in other breeds have been described in the literature.
- In one study, Laboklin was able to prove a clear or questionable gluten sensitivity in 39% of the dogs. The affected breeds were mainly mongrels, French Bulldogs, German Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers.
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