Help Me Read My Results!!

[6faith6]

PLEASE HELP ME READ MY TEST RESULTS!!!

I received my results and sadly I can't see my doctor for longer then I can wait to go over these results. What do they mean?? 

Transglutaminase IgA

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Normal range: 0 - 3 U/mL

Value

<2

Negative 0 - 3 Weak Positive 4 - 10 Positive >10 Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) has been identified as the endomysial antigen. Studies have demonstr- ated that endomysial IgA antibodies have over 99% specificity for gluten sensitive enteropathy.

[Wheatwacked]

Hi @6faith6, welcome to the forum.

Was this the only test run?  It is negative.

Why was it run? Can you tell us about yourself and your symptoms? Country?

I would guess you feel like crap and the doctors can't find anything wrong.

[trents]

I think the confusing part may be the notation: "Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) has been identified as the endomysial antigen. Studies have demonstr- ated that endomysial IgA antibodies have over 99% specificity for gluten sensitive enteropathy."

It is simply an explanation of what the test was looking for. It is not a statement of something they found of concern. What they were looking for was in the negative range. So, based on this test alone, it does not appear you have celiac disease. But as Wheatwacked hinted at, there should have been more tests run. At the very least, a "total IGA" should have been ordered as well to test for IGA deficiency. If you are IGA deficient, then this could have skewed the Transglutaminase IGA result down toward the negative range.

Another question should be asked that has a bearing on the validity of the test result you reported. Had you already been cutting back on gluten consumption when the blood sample was taken?