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      New diagnosis for 3 year old. Help!

      The EMA is an older test that isn't run so often any more. I think it was the original test developed to detect celiac disease. It's fairly expensive to run because, if I recall correctly, it requires mammalian organ tissue to execute. But when it is positive, it's a pretty safe bet that there is celiac disease. I would suggest discussing your options...
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      New diagnosis for 3 year old. Help!

      It was the tTG iga. The first test the range was that it needed to be under .05 and hers was .9 The repeat was a different lab and it said normal was 0-3 and hers was 109. The first test was part of a free study our DR recommended be celiac seemed unlikely at the time. Of course now it all comes together! So hers would have been 18x the upper limit on...
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      New diagnosis for 3 year old. Help!

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