European Medical Services LLc (EMS) a Dubai Based Medical Services company is pleased to announce the official sign off of its technical collaboration with Cambridge Nutritional Sciences UK (CNS) on the 26th January 2010, Tuesday at 12.00 noon for launching its first Food Intolerance Testing Laboratory using state of the art “microarray technology” capable of testing intolerance towards 200+ foods from a single finger prick sample of blood. This laboratory testing facility which is the first of its kind outside the United Kingdom will be based at the Dubai London Clinic, Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai – U.A.E. The Laboratory will run under supervision of Dr. Marlon O.Pereira M.D and Dr. Jyoti Shetye PhD- European Medical Services LLc.
Technology
Genarrayt® is based on Microarray technology that is used to detect IgG in the intolerance of over 200 foods.
Sample requirements
Testing is carried out using a finger prick blood sample, collected in specific kit.
What are the symptoms of food intolerance?
Anxiety, headaches, bloating, asthma, diarrhea and weight control.
Possible etiology
The accumulation of IgG antibodies and the formation and deposition of immune – complexes are generally understood to be the cause of food intolerance.