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What is the ALEX test and what is included in it?

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ALEX test or ALEX² test (Allergy Explorer) <TAG1> is a modern molecular allergy test that is performed on a blood sample and allows detection of sensitization of up to 295 allergens at the same time.

What does the ALEX test determine?

  • Overall IgE level <TAG1> immunoglobulins E responsible for allergic reactions.
  • IgE-specific to:
    • Molecular components of allergens (for example, individual proteins in pollen, products, etc.),
    • Whole extracts of allergens (for example, birch pollen, milk, dust mites, etc.).

Benefits of the ALEX² test:

  • Minimum blood (only a few microliters),
  • One test instead of dozens of separate tests,
  • Detection of cross-allergy (for example between pollen and fruit),
  • It can be done even while taking antihistamines,
  • Painless (does not cause an allergic reaction, unlike skin tests),
  • Creation of an allergological profile or patient passport.

What is it for?

  • Diagnosis of respiratory, food, contact allergies,
  • Understanding which molecules cause allergies (this is important for deciding whether to carry out allergen-specific immunotherapy),
  • Detection of hidden or non-obvious allergens.
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What exactly is included in the ALEX test?

Grass pollen:
  • Cynodon finger
  • Perennial fenugreek
  • Paspalum
  • Timofievka meadow
  • Common reed
  • Sown rye
Tree pollen:
  • Silver acacia (a genus of tropical trees)
  • Ailant is the highest
  • Black alder (glue)
  • The birch hung
  • Paper mulberry
  • Hazelnut
  • Japanese cryptomeria
  • Arizona cypress
  • Evergreen cypress
  • Ash (high)
  • Walnut
  • Mexican juniper (mountain cedar)
  • Red mulberry
  • Date palm
  • Maple-leaved sycamore
  • Black poplar (sedge)
  • Elm
Weed pollen:
  • Amaranth
  • Ambrosia wormwood
  • Common wormwood
  • Common hemp
  • Loboda is white
  • The list is one-year
  • Wall
  • Lanceolate plantain
  • Chicken
  • Nettle
Domestic dust mites and collar mites:
  • Acarus siro
  • American house dust mite
  • Blomia tropicalis
  • European house dust mite
  • Glycyphagus domesticus
  • Lepidoglyphus destructor
  • Tyrophagus putrescentiae
Legumes:
  • Nut
  • White beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Peanuts
  • Soya
Cereals: 
  • Barley
  • Buckwheat
  • Corn
  • Rye
  • Lupine
  • Millet
  • Oats
  • Quinoa
  • Fig
  • Wheat
Spices:
  • Anis
  • Cumin
  • Mustard
  • Oregano
  • Paprika
  • Parsley
Fruit:
  • Avocado
  • Apple
  • Banana
  • Blueberry
  • Cherry
  • Fig
  • Grapes
  • Kiwi
  • Mango
  • Melon
  • Orange
  • Papaya
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Strawberry
Vegetables:
  • Carrot
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Onion
  • Potatoes
  • Tomato
Nuts and seeds:
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Forest nut
  • Macadamia
  • Pecan
  • Pistachios
  • Walnut
  • Fenugreek seeds
  • Mak
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Sesame
  • Sunflower seeds
Cockroach:
  • American cockroach
  • German cockroach
Insect poison:
  • Poison of the common wasp
  • Fire ant poison
  • Honey bee venom
  • Poison of the long-headed wasp
  • Paper wasp poison
Mold and yeast:
  • Alternaria alternata
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Baking yeast
  • Cladosporium herbarum
  • Malassezia sympodialis
  • Penicilium chrysogenum
Milk:
  • Camel milk
  • Cow's milk
  • Goat's milk
  • Mare's milk
  • Sheep's milk
Egg:
  • Egg white
  • Egg yolk
Fish and seafood:
  • Anizakid
  • Atlantic cod
  • Atlantic herring
  • Atlantic mackerel
  • Black tiger prawn
  • Common shrimp
  • Carp
  • Common mussel
  • Crab
  • Omar
  • Northern shrimp
  • Oyster
  • Salmon
  • Comb
  • Shrimp mixture
  • Squid
  • Swordfish
  • Sea fox
  • Tuna
  • Venusides
Meat of domestic animals and insects:
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Horse
  • Lamb
  • Pork
  • Rabbit
  • Indychatina
  • Domestic cricket
  • Flying locust
  • Flour khrushchak
Pets:
  • Cat
  • Dzungar hamster
  • Dog
  • Guinea pig
  • Mouse
  • Rabbit
  • Rat
Domestic livestock:
  • Cattle
  • Goat
  • Horse
  • Pig
  • Sheep
Others:
  • Latex
  • Hom s lactoferrin
  • Pigeon tick
  • Ficus

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