Lamb (f88) IgE details
What Lamb (f88) IgE shows
Lamb is a red meat eaten roasted, grilled, or in stews. This test measures IgE antibodies to lamb meat proteins to check for allergic sensitization. It is often run in an alpha-gal panel, because alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that can follow certain tick bites, causes sensitization to a sugar found in lamb, beef, pork, and other mammal meat. Reactions in alpha-gal syndrome are often delayed by several hours after eating, which can make them hard to link to the meal. A positive result can help explain hives, stomach symptoms, or more serious reactions, but it shows sensitization, not necessarily allergy, and is read alongside alpha-gal IgE and your history.
Tests that include Lamb (f88) IgE
This test measures the body's immune response to lamb through the IgE antibodies in your serum. It's particularly useful for identifying allergies to lamb.
- Lamb (f88) IgE Measures IgE antibodies to lamb meat to check for allergic sensitization, including as part of testing for alpha-gal (red meat) allergy.
This in vitro allergen-specific IgE panel is used to quantitatively measure an individual's IgE response to alpha-gal, an allergy component, and 3 meats (beef, pork, and lamb) that commonly trigger alpha-gal-associated meat allergy. This IgE panel may be used in conjunction with other clinical information to aid in the diagnosis of alpha-gal syndrome, a severe allergic reaction to mammalian meat induced by past tick bites [1].
- Beef (f27) IgE Measures IgE antibodies to beef, used to check for allergic sensitization that may explain your symptoms.
- Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose (Alpha-Gal) IgE Measures IgE antibodies to alpha-gal, a sugar found in red meat, used to investigate delayed allergic reactions linked to tick bites.
- Lamb (f88) IgE Measures IgE antibodies to lamb meat to check for allergic sensitization, including as part of testing for alpha-gal (red meat) allergy.
- Pork (f26) IgE Measures IgE antibodies to pork, a meat allergen, often tested alongside alpha-gal to look into delayed reactions after eating red meat.
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