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Allergens Immunoglobulin E (Ige) Antibodies Allergens − Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies Single Allergen IgE Antibody This test is principally useful to confirm the allergen specificity in patients with clinically documented allergic disease. Therefore, requests for these tests should be made after a careful and comprehensive medical history is taken. Utilized in this manner, a single allergen immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody test is cost-effective. A positive result may indicate that allergic signs and symptoms are caused by exposure to the specific allergen. Multi-allergen IgE Antibodies Profile Tests A number of related allergens are grouped together for ordering convenience. Each is tested individually and reported. Sample volume requirements are the same as if the tests were ordered individually. Panel Tests A pooled allergen reagent is used for each panel; therefore, the panel is reported with a single qualitative class result and concentration. The multi-allergen IgE antibody panel, combined with measurement of IgE in serum, is an appropriate first-order test for allergic disease. Positive results indicate the possibility of allergic disease induced by one or more allergens present in the multi-allergen panel. Negative results may rule out allergy, except in rare cases of allergic disease induced by exposure to a single allergen. Panel testing requires less specimen volume and less cost for ruling out allergic response; however, individual (single) allergen responses cannot be identified. In cases of a positive panel test, follow-up testing must be performed to differentiate between individual allergens in the panel. Note: Only 1 result is generated for each panel. Panels may be ordered with or without concurrent measurement of total IgE. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Measurement of the concentration of IgE in serum may be useful in the initial evaluation of patients suspected of having an allergic disease. Serum IgE concentrations greater than mean +2 SD are associated with allergic disease; concentrations greater than the mean +1 SD are suspicious for allergic disease. However, some allergic individuals do not have above-normal concentrations, while some individuals may have elevated total IgE in the absence of clinical allergic disease. Measurement of serum IgE along with the multi-allergen IgE antibody test may offer greater sensitivity for the detection of allergic disease than either test alone. ©2021 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Page 1 of 9 MC4091-68rev0521 Mayo Clinic Laboratories — Available Specific IgE Allergies Listing Animals – (Epithelia and Proteins) Food – Fish Food – Grains BOV Bovine Serum Albumin ANCH Anchovy BRLY Barley BDRP Budgerigar Droppings MUSS Blue Mussel BUCW Buckwheat BFTH Budgerigar Feathers CLAM Clam GLT Gluten CFTH Canary Feathers COD Codfish HOP Hop Fruit CAT Cat Epithelium CRAB Crab MALT Malt CDROP Chicken Droppings CRAY Crayfish CMIL Millet, Common CHCK Chicken Feathers HAKE Hake, Fish FMIL Millet, Foxtail CSPR Chicken Serum Proteins HALI Halibut JML Millet, Japanese COW Cow Epithelium HERR Herring OATS Oat DOGD Dog Dander LANG Langust (Lobster) PUSE Pumpkin Seed DUCK Duck Feathers LOB Lobster RASE Rapeseed FEEP Ferret Epithelium MACK Mackerel RICE Rice FINCH Finch Feathers CHUB Mackerel, Chub RYE Rye GERB Gerbil Epithelium JMACK Mackerel, Jack SOY Soybean GOAT Goat Epithelium MEGR Megrim SBSE Sugar Beet Seed GOOS Goose Feathers OYST Oyster SUNFS Sunflower Seed GUIN Guinea Pig Epithelium PLAI Plaice WHT Wheat HEPI Hamster Epithelium SALM Salmon HORS Horse Dander SARD Sardine (Pilchard) Food – Meat MOUS Mouse Epithelium SCALS Scallop BEEF Beef MOSP Mouse Serum Proteins SHRI Shrimp CHIC Chicken MOUP Mouse Urine Proteins SOLEF Sole HORM Horse Meat PIGE Pig Epithelium SQUID Squid LAMB Lamb PIGF Pigeon Feathers SQUI Squid, Pacific OCTO Octopus REPII Rabbit Epithelium SWORD Swordfish PORK Pork RSER Rabbit Serum Proteins TROT Trout RAMB Rabbit Meat RUPR Rabbit Urine Proteins TUNA Tuna TURK Turkey RAT Rat Epithelium RTSP Rat Serum Proteins Food – Fruit Food – Miscellaneous RTUP Rat Urine Proteins APPL Apple BYST Baker’s Yeast SHWL Sheep Wool APR Apricot COCOA Cacao/Cocoa TURKF Turkey Feathers AVOC Avocado GELA Gelatin BANA Banana GUM Gum Arabic Antibiotics BLACK Blackberry GGUM Gum Guar AMOXY Amoxicillin BLUE Blueberry LINS Linseed AMP Ampicillin CAROB Carob MUSH Mushroom PBPO Penicillin G CHER Cherry SNAIL Snail PENIV Penicillin V CCNT Coconut TEA Tea CRANB Cranberry TRAG Tragacanth Drugs DATE Date, Fruit RACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, ACTH GRAP Grape Food – Nuts INHU Insulin (Human) GRFR Grapefruit ALM Almond TTOX Tetanus Toxoid KIWI Kiwi BRAZ Brazil Nut LEM Lemon CASH Cashew Food – Dairy LIME Lime CNUT Chestnut, Sweet ALFA Alpha-Lactalbumin MAND Mandarin MACNT Macadamia Nut BLAC Beta-Lactoglobulin MANGO Mango NUTH Hazelnut – Food CASE Casein MELN Melons PEAN Peanut CCHZ Cheese, Cheddar ORNG Orange Peanut, IgE with Reflex PEANT MCHZ Cheese, Mold PAPY Papaya to Peanut Components EGG Egg White PFRUT Passion Fruit PEC Pecan – Food YOLK Egg Yolk PECH Peach PINE Pine Nut MILK Milk PEAR Pear PISTA Pistachio GMILK Milk, Goat PERS Persimmon BLW Walnut – Food MARE Milk, Mare PNAP Pineapple PMLK Milk, Processed PLUM Plum OVAL Ovalbumin RASP Raspberry OVMU Ovomucoid RECR Red Currant WEGG Whole Egg STBY Strawberry WHEY Whey WMEL Watermelon Page 2 of 9 MC4091-68rev0521 Mayo Clinic Laboratories — Available Specific IgE Allergies Listing (continued) Food – Spices/Condiments Grasses Isocyanate ANSE Anise BAHG Bahia Grass IHDI Isocyanate HDI BASL Basil BGRS Barley Grass IMDI Isocyanate MDI BAYL Bay Leaf BERG Bermuda Grass ITDT Isocyanate TDI CWAY Caraway BROM Brome Grass CARD Cardamom CAGR Canary Grass Miscellaneous CHILI Chili Pepper REED Common Reed SMFL Seminal Fluid Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose CINN Cinnamon CRNP Corn Pollen ALGAL CLOV Clove OATC Cultivated Oat (Alpha-Gal) MUXF3 (Cross-reactive CORI Coriander CRYE Cultivated Rye MUXF3 CURR Curry WHTC Cultivated Wheat Carbohydrate Determinant DILL Dill JOHN Johnson Grass GARL Garlic JUNE June Grass Molds GING Ginger MEAD Meadow Fescue ALTN Alternaria tenuis GRFE Greek Fennel MFOX Meadow Foxtail ASP Aspergillus fumigatus MACE Mace ORCH Orchard Grass ASPG Aspergillus niger MARJ Marjoram REDT Red Top AUPU Aureobasidium pullulans MSTD Mustard RYEG Rye Grass BOT Botrytis cinerea NMEG Nutmeg VERG Sweet Vernal Grass CDAB Candida albicans (Monilia) OREG Oregano TIMG Timothy Grass CEAC Cephalosporium acremonium PAPR Paprika VELV Velvet Leaf CHGL Chaetomium globosum POPSD Poppy Seed WRGR Wild Rye Grass CLAD Cladosporium SESA Sesame Seed CURL Curvularia lunata TARR Tarragon House Dust EPUR Epicoccum purpurascens THYM Thyme HDG House Dust/Greer Lab FUSM Fusarium moniliforme VANIL Vanilla HDHS House Dust/H-S Lab HELM Helminthosporium halodes MUC Mucor Food – Vegetables House Dust Mites PENL Penicillium chrysogenum ASPAR Asparagus ACAR Acarus siro PHMA Phoma betae BAMB Bamboo Shoot BTROP Blomia tropicalis RHNI Rhizopus nigricans GSTB Bean, Green String DMIC Dermatophatoides microceras STEM Stemphyllium KIDBN Bean, Kidney (Red) House Dust Mites/ TRVI Trichoderma viride DF BENW Bean, White Dermatophagoides farinae TCPT Trichophyton rubrum House Dust Mites/ ULCH Ulocladium chartarum BEETS Beets (Beetroot) DP BROC Broccoli Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus USNU Ustilago nuda, Mold Grain Rust BSPR Brussel Sprout EMAY Euroglyphus maynei CABB Cabbage GDOM Glycyphagus domesticus Occupational CROT Carrot LEPD Lepidoglyphus destructor AAMY Alpha-Amylase CALFL Cauliflower TRYPI Tyrophagus putrescentiae COTT Cotton Fiber CELY Celery CSED Cottonseed CHXP Chickpea Insects – Venoms EOXD Ethylene Oxide CORN Corn – Food HBV Honeybee Venom FRMH Formaldehyde CUKE Cucumber WSPV Wasp Venom GCBN Green Coffee Bean EGGP Eggplant WFHV White Faced Hornet Venom GPEP Green Pepper LEN Lentil YFHV Yellow Faced Hornet Venom ISPG Ispaghula LETT Lettuce YJV Yellow Jacket Venom LATX Latex OLIVF Olive – Food LYSO Lysozyme ONIN Onion Insects – Whole Bodies MAAN Maleic Anhydride PAPR Paprika BBEET Berlin Beetle PAHD Phthalic Anhydride PSLY Parsley BWOR Blood Worm SILK Silk GPEA Pea, Green COCR Cockroach SPOT Potato, Sweet EHOR European Hornet Parasites POTA Potato, White FANT Fire Ant ANISP Anisakis, Parasite SPIN Spinach HFSF Horsefly/Stable Fly ASCRI Ascaris SQUA Squash MSPP Mosquito species TOMA Tomato MOTH Moth Page 3 of 9 MC4091-68rev0521 Mayo Clinic Laboratories — Available Specific IgE Allergies Listing (continued) Trees Weeds ACA Acacia CBUR Cocklebur BCYP Bald Cypress OXI Daisy, Ox-Eye BECH Beech DAND Dandelion BETV2 BET v2 (Profilin) ELDR Elder BXMPL Box Elder/Maple MARS Elder, Rough Marsh CEDR Cedar EGPL English Plantain JCEDR Cedar, Japanese FBSH Firebush (Kochia) CED Cedar, Mountain GLDR Goldenrod CTRE Chestnut Tree LAMQ Lamb’s Quarter CTWD Cottonwood LUPN Lupin DATRE Date Tree MUG Mugwort DFIR Douglas Fir NETT Nettle ESYC Eastern Sycamore PJUD Parietaria judaica ELDR Elder POFF Parietaria officinalis ELM Elm RRRP Rough Pigweed EUCL Eucalyptus FRW Ragweed, False ALDR Grey Alder GRW Ragweed, Giant HAZ Hazelnut Tree SRW Ragweed, Short PCANH Hickory, Pecan WRW Ragweed, Western WHIC Hickory, White RWEED Rape Weed HBEA Horn Beam SORR Red Sorrel LIND Linden RUSS Russian Thistle MELAI Melaleuca leucadendron SCLE Scale MESQ Mesquite SUNF Sunflower MULB Mulberry OAK Oak OLIV Olive Tree APIN Pine, Australian WPIN Pine, White PTRE Privet Tree QPALM Queen Palm BIR Silver Birch SPRU Spruce SGUM Sweet Gum WALN Walnut Tree ASHW White Ash WILL Willow Page 4 of 9 MC4091-68rev0521 Mayo Clinic Laboratories — Available Specific
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