Nagalase Blood tests.

[yorkshiregirl44]

I was wondering if anyone has heard of Nagalase blood tests and do you know of anyone in the uk that can offer this test.

The nearest clinic i have found is in Holland.

Thanks

[BlueHorizonMedicals]

As far as I know the only clinic that does this IS the Holland one! If you go to them directly the lab cost is £30 but you have to arrange phlebotomy, international transportation for biological sample etc.

Our bloodtestslondon.com website does this all inclusive but it costs significantly more. Available in blood or urine, turn around time is variable!

Let me know if I can help you any further.

Paul Harris

Blue Horizon Medicals.

[yorkshiregirl44 in reply to BlueHorizonMedicals]

Thanks i will have a look at that and get back to you

[yorkshiregirl44 in reply to BlueHorizonMedicals]

Hi and thanks.

Iv just had a look on your website and have found the nagalase test.i tried to find another test called methylation which i was unable to find. Can you tell me how long the nagalase test takes to process and how doi get my bloodsto you.

Thanks Christine

[Hidden]

I have been looking for nearly a year now so that I could pass the info on to the folks here, but there really is nowhere in the UK. Jane x

[yorkshiregirl44 in reply to Hidden]

Looks like it may be easier to go to Holland

[dwsmith]

Iv never heard of this blood test, what is it for?

[yorkshiregirl44 in reply to dwsmith]

It is used to detect serious illness such as cancer and virus in the body

[BlueHorizonMedicals]

The test may be useful in determining certain tumour levels as a marker, but to my knowledge isn't generally advised for screening. It is usually ordered by our patients in conjunction with advisement from an oncologist etc.

Paul.

[yorkshiregirl44]

I read something about it indicationg if cancer cells were present or if there was a virus in the body or several of them.

Can i get the methylotion panel test from blue horizon.

Thanks

[Hidden in reply to yorkshiregirl44]

It can also indicate the possibility of the presence of a chronic virus or viruses as it did in my daughter's case.

gcmaf.timsmithmd.com/book/c...

These were confirmed by specific tests for chronic viruses for which I've been unable to find an equivalent in the UK.

Jane x

[Brownlow]

I know this thread is quite old but has anyone made any progress with this?

I have recently become aware of nagalase. I just found this autism treatment centre which has clinics in Paris, Geneva, London, Manchester and Edinburgh. They do nagalase testing and administer GcMAF therapy albeit for autism which is often characterised by high levels of nagalase. While the clinic deals with autism they might be able to help or point you in the right direction. I suspect it might be a costly experience! autismtreatment.org.uk/2013...

I must stress I know nothing about this clinic other than finding them on the internet. I have 2 serious conditions in which nagalase may be a factor and I suspect I have thyroid issues.

[yorkshiregirl44 in reply to Brownlow]

Thanks,

At the time i was looking at the naglase blood test it was part of several tests i was hoping to have. I did have some tests done but not naglase. The clinic was the European Laboratory in Belguim, i was unable to find a uk clinic.

I do remember reading about naglase and autism although i dont know very much about it.

I first became interested in the naglase test after someone told me about the test along with the meythlation test which had identified several markers which was causing alot of symptoms which had not been identfied by mainstream medics.

I had the methylation test so im no further on with the naglase test.

[Brownlow in reply to yorkshiregirl44]

Hi Yorkshiregirl,

I have come to realise that most diseases and conditions arise from similar background factors. I also believe that poor methylation is at the root of my conditions. I found out about methylation when I came across MTHFR gene mutations being implicated in many illnesses. MTHFR is an enzyme that methylates folate with the MTHFR gene governing it. Mutations to our DNA can occur during our lifetime and are not just inherited.

I have not had a methylation test. Not sure where I'd get that done. But. i am about to have my DNA mapped by a company in America called 23andme. This will tell me what my risk alleles are i.e. what is mutated. A particular mutation (also called a polymorphism) on the MTHFR would mean an increased risk of developing certain illnesses. MTHFR issues have been linked to thyroid problems and a host of other illnesses, diseases, conditions etc. This field of study is called epigenetics.

It all sounds rather mad but the good news is that it can be possible to reverse mutations by nutrition. This whole area is called nutrigenomics. So as a very general example it may be possible to treat an MTHFR mutation with methylfolate which is a special version of folate. It is all a bit more involved than this and if I were to try to explain it properly (which I'm not sure I could) I'd end up writing a novel.

It seems impossible to find a doctor who has even the slightest idea about things like nagalase or MTHFR. In the meantime I just try to do my best by researching constantly and changing what I eat and how I live.

I think some people have already posted on the forum about MTHFR but I haven't found much discussion on nagalase anywhere yet.

Where did you get your methylation test done? Even if there are no MTHFR polymorphisms I think that poor methylation is at the root of many problems including thyroid.

[Brownlow in reply to yorkshiregirl44]

Hi again,

I just looked at some of your previous posts and I realise that you already know a great deal about MTHFR!

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