MyHeritage health kit, gluten.

Palle

Hi.

So MyHeritage.com is currently running an offer on their DNA Health kit.

I am interested in this test, mainly to find out whether I have gluten intolerance or not.

On the list of conditions and genes; https://www.myheritage.com/health/disease-list?s=715656461, under "Celiac disease", they say:

HLA-DQA1 variants tested:HLA-DQ2
HLA-DQB1 variants tested:HLA-DQ8

Does this mean there are other genes, relating to glutenintolerance? HLA-DQ1, 3, 4, 5 etc.? Or can I be sure, if I test negative for the mentioned genes, that I can tolerate gluten?

Susan_RD_101

@Palle

I'm not familiar with this exact testing kit but what I can say is that gene testing is not diagnostic of celiac disease; the only true diagnostic tool is an intestinal biopsy.

I'd say if you are testing negative, it is highly unlikely that you have celiac disease. Gluten intolerance is a bit more difficult to diagnose because sometimes the health of our intestinal tract will determine our ability to digest large proteins.

Hope this helps!