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Should I Get More Blood Tests?

Cath724

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Cath724 Apprentice
Cath724
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Hi everyone,

I've noticed many folks talking about their lab results (blood), so I got a copy of mine to check them out... The first page shows the calcium, potatssium, etc., all of which were normal (except low Albumin), then the second page just says "IGA" of 249.9, which is listed as "unusually high abnormal," which I'm sure is what shows the likelihood of Celiac. But what about all the Ttg, DQ2-8, etc. that everyone speaks of? Did I just get the generic results from my doc, or did he not run the full panel?

Thanks!

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The celiac panel consists of several tests. Your total IgA score is one of them. It measures your body's ability to produce IgA antibodies.

A complete Celiac Blood Panel:

Antigliadin IgA and IgG

Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibody (tTG), IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial (EMA) IgA and IgG

Total serum IgA

The genetic tests may or may not be a part of the celiac panel. Your doctor may have to request them separately. It depends on the lab. Your elevated IgA could have myriad causes. Without the rest of the blood tests listed above, you really don't know the full picture.

Hope this helps.

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Will it matter with those tests if I've already gone gluten-free?

Thanks for the info!

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fedora
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for the celiac panel tests to be most accurate you need to be on gluten

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