Gluten Sensitivity

LABOKLIN Service ID: 2016


Material

Serum 0.5 ml

Parameter

IgA against tissue transglutaminase and IgG against modified gliadin peptides

Method

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (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). Mixed forms with concurrent enteral and neurological signs have been described in the literature.