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I'm sure this has been posted in the past. Does anyone know if there are any Canadian companies doing genetic testing for celiac? Have any Canadians had genetic testing done? Were you happy with the process? Does anyone know what these companies do with your genetic information after?
I've been gluten-free for over four years, but I'm curious about my genes.
Thanks in advance.
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Geneteic Testing In Canada?
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 03:29 PM
Tapioca intolerant
First cousin dx'd with Celiac Disease
Grandmother died of malnutrition b/c everything made her sick... sounds like celiac to me.
Gluten-free since June 2005
Dx with IBS February 2005
Blood tests both negative (or inconclusive?) for celiac (in 2002 and 2004)
First cousin dx'd with Celiac Disease
Grandmother died of malnutrition b/c everything made her sick... sounds like celiac to me.
Gluten-free since June 2005
Dx with IBS February 2005
Blood tests both negative (or inconclusive?) for celiac (in 2002 and 2004)
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 07:14 PM
Felidae, on Nov 19 2009, 04:29 PM, said:
I'm sure this has been posted in the past. Does anyone know if there are any Canadian companies doing genetic testing for celiac? Have any Canadians had genetic testing done? Were you happy with the process? Does anyone know what these companies do with your genetic information after?
I've been gluten-free for over four years, but I'm curious about my genes.
Thanks in advance.
I've been gluten-free for over four years, but I'm curious about my genes.
Thanks in advance.
I know someone who had it done but by EnteroLab and he is happy with it. I heard that there are companies doing the gene tests in Canada but they only do the celiac genes (HLA-DQ2?), not the gluten sensitive non-celiac genes (DQ1...DQ3?). Now, the whole gene testing is new to me and I may be wrong somewhere. In that case, I ask others to correct me.
March 2009: sick, depressed and grumpy + IBS and shortness of breath
April 2009: discovery of the century...there is something gluten intolerance.
May 2009: IgG abnormal (not tested for full panel)
Sept 2009: Negative blood tests (I was on and off gluten)
Sept 2009: Vit D deficient
Sept 2009: gluten free
Sept 21 2010: gluten free for one full year
April 2009: discovery of the century...there is something gluten intolerance.
May 2009: IgG abnormal (not tested for full panel)
Sept 2009: Negative blood tests (I was on and off gluten)
Sept 2009: Vit D deficient
Sept 2009: gluten free
Sept 21 2010: gluten free for one full year
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Posted 05 December 2009 - 02:25 PM
I had it done thru Enterolab, dollar's close to par so won't be too bad expense wise.
Enterolab:
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA 18 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score <300 Units (Normal Range <300 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 9 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 1,1 (Subtype 5,5)
(this makes sense, my mother had MS)
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA 18 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score <300 Units (Normal Range <300 Units)
Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 9 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)
Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 1,1 (Subtype 5,5)
(this makes sense, my mother had MS)
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
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Posted 06 December 2009 - 05:48 PM
I had mine done through my GI doc and it was covered by provincial health insurance.
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Felidae, on Nov 19 2009, 05:29 PM, said:
I'm sure this has been posted in the past. Does anyone know if there are any Canadian companies doing genetic testing for celiac? Have any Canadians had genetic testing done? Were you happy with the process? Does anyone know what these companies do with your genetic information after?
I've been gluten-free for over four years, but I'm curious about my genes.
Thanks in advance.
I've been gluten-free for over four years, but I'm curious about my genes.
Thanks in advance.
gluten-free since July 8, 2009!
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Posted 14 December 2009 - 01:38 PM
JillianLindsay, on Dec 6 2009, 07:48 PM, said:
I had mine done through my GI doc and it was covered by provincial health insurance.
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That's great! I'm pretty sure Alberta healthcare would not pay a cent for genetic testing. Alberta has some serious issues right now in it's healthcare as a whole. No big deal, I think I'll look into Enterolab.
Tapioca intolerant
First cousin dx'd with Celiac Disease
Grandmother died of malnutrition b/c everything made her sick... sounds like celiac to me.
Gluten-free since June 2005
Dx with IBS February 2005
Blood tests both negative (or inconclusive?) for celiac (in 2002 and 2004)
First cousin dx'd with Celiac Disease
Grandmother died of malnutrition b/c everything made her sick... sounds like celiac to me.
Gluten-free since June 2005
Dx with IBS February 2005
Blood tests both negative (or inconclusive?) for celiac (in 2002 and 2004)
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