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Testing your cat's saliva for Fel d1 allergen levels has never been so easy.

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We offer breeders and individuals the chance to easily and conveniently test their pet's saliva to find out their Fel d1 allergen levels.

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At-home collection test kits

The kit includes everything you need to test your pet's saliva to find out their Fel d1 allergen levels.
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Pet-loving, Highly Skilled Research

Fel d 1 is the most important and major cat allergen as it has been observed in up to 95% of individuals with cat allergy. Sixty to 90% of all IgE reactivity to cat dander is against the Fel d 1. The primary production of Fel d 1 takes place in sebaceous, anal, and salivary glands and its highest concentration can be found in the fur and epidermis of a cat. Fel d 1 becomes airborne very easily and then is carried by small particles, which in turn transfers it to environments that have not had any exposure to a cat.
Fel d 1 is a uteroglobin, but the biological role remains a mystery. The allergenicity of inhaled Fel d 1 increases after it manages to bind the mannose receptors present on dendritic cells. This binding initiates the production of IgE and IgG1 specific to Fel d 1.
Higher levels of IgE specific to Fel d 1 have been seen in cat allergic children with allergic asthma as compared to those only with rhinitis.
Published by: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

More Informations:

Molecular Allergen-Specific IgE Recognition Profiles and Cumulative Specific IgE Levels Associated with Phenotypes of Cat Allergy:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35805985/

Fel d 1 Scientific Information: https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/wo/en/resources/allergen-encyclopedia/e1/e94.html

Evolution and functional significance of cat allergen, Fel d 1:
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(21)02535-5/fulltext

Cat Pelt/Hair Extract U.S. Potency: Updating the Predicate Fel d 1 RID with a mAb-based ELISA:https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(23)02332-1/fulltext

Fel d 4, a cat lipocalin allergen://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15544598/

Analysis of feline and canine allergen components in patients sensitized to pets: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27956908/

Animal allergens and their presence in the environment: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24624129/

A comparative study of the allergens of cat urine, serum, saliva, and pelt:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4056244/

Mammalian lipocalin allergens--insights into their enigmatic allergenicity:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22093088/

Fel d 1 levels in domestic living rooms are not related to cat color or hair length:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11590399/

Genetic diversity of cat allergen, Fel d 1:
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(22)01829-2/fulltext

Fel d 2 Scientific Information:
https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/wo/en/resources/allergen-encyclopedia/e1/e220.html

Fel d 4 Scientific Information:
https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/wo/en/resources/allergen-encyclopedia/e1/e228.html

Fel d 7 Scientific Information:
https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/wo/en/resources/allergen-encyclopedia/e1/e231.html

Cat dander Scientific Information:
https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/wo/en/resources/allergen-encyclopedia/e1.html