Details On Iga Results

[strawberrygm]

The following is the results of dd's first round of tests.

Care to translate??

We are still waiting on the second round results.

04/14/08 15:40 [ ***Duplicate Order Cancelled*** The "Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody ♦ (tTG), IgA" was ordered separately, in duplication of the screening ♦ test included in the more comprehensive "Tissue Transglutaminase ♦ Antibody, IgA with Reflex to Endomysial Antibody, IgA Titer by IFA". ♦ See explanation in TEST INFORMATION paragraph below. Duplicate testing ♦ cancelled.] MiscChemsENDOMYSIAL IGA AUTOABS: 0.0 EAATT: NOT DONE Because the Tissue Transglutaminase Ab, IgA was negative, ♦the Endomysial Ab, IgA titer was not performed. ♦TEST INFORMATION: Endomysial Ab, IgA ♦Endomysial antibodies are screened using an ELISA tissue ♦transglutaminase (tTG) assay. All samples which are ♦positive are titered by IFA. The endomysial antigen has ♦been identified as the protein cross-linking enzyme known ♦as tissue transglutaminase. ♦Performed by ARUP Laboratories, ♦500 Chipeta Way, SLC, UT 84108 800-522-2787 ♦www.aruplab.com, Edward R. Ashwood, MD - Lab. Director

04/14/08 15:40 [ ***Duplicate Order Cancelled*** The "Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody ♦ (tTG), IgA" was ordered separately, in duplication of the screening ♦ test included in the more comprehensive "Tissue Transglutaminase ♦ Antibody, IgA with Reflex to Endomysial Antibody, IgA Titer by IFA". ♦ See explanation in TEST INFORMATION paragraph below. Duplicate testing ♦ cancelled.] SPEPIGA QUANTITATIVE BLOOD: 56*

[fedora]

It looks like they ran the anti-tTg IGA antibody test. It was negative. Because it was negative they did not run the anti-EMA IGA antibody tests.

I do not see anything about the anti-gliadin IGA antibody blood test in here.

This is what happened to my daughter too. They only ran the anti-tTg IGA test. When it came back negative, the lab did not check the anti-gliadin or anti-EMA IGA antibody levels. I had asked for all of them to be run. Her PA said great news, she doesn't have Celiac. I am not covinced. My daughter is 7 and wants some lab proof. So I ordered her the enterolab stool test and am awaiting results. My symptoms started at around her age and by 10 I was horribly ill. Good luck.

[strawberrygm]

see they told me that it looked like she DID have celiac, and that we are running this second blood work to confirm it.

this is from a pediatric gastro at vanderbilt childrens in nashville.