The Science

Scientific innovation & research

At Lifelab Testing, we work in partnership with our allergen suppliers who are some of the leading innovators in the scientific community that specialise in allergy and intolerance testing.

The expertise shared by DST with our inhouse team allows us to be a market leader of IgE and IgG4 antibody testing helping people understand more about their body and how it reacts to specific foods and items.

Interesting facts:

• Approximately 1-2% of adults in the UK have a food allergy and 5-8% of children (Pawankar R et al., 2013)
• About 1% of people in the UK have coeliac disease (Food Standards Agency, 2016)
• More than 150 million Europeans suffer from chronic allergic diseases and the current prediction is that by 2025 half of the entire EU population will be affected (EAACI, 2016)

We test for allergy and intolerance reactions using an scientifically approved in-vitro testing system (ELISA). Your blood sample is exposed to a panel of items to which the reactions are recorded and interpreted into levels and a comprehensive report is generated.

IgG4 Intolerance Testing

We use a globally recognised technique, the ELISA method to test for raised levels of IgG4 to determine if an intolerance to an item is present. IgG4 is an antibody which your body produces to deal with a perceived threat.

In cases of intolerance, your body is perceiving the substance to which it is intolerant as a potential threat causing an inflammatory response or the symptoms you’re experiencing.

We only test IgG4 as we and our partners have found that is provides less fault positive results therefore ensuring we only report on items that you are intolerance to.

Discover more about IgG4 testing here.