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Hi there- I read somewhere that Gliadin IGG is not as accurate as Gliadin IGA. I tested positive for Gliadin IGG antibodies and negative for Gliadin IGA.

TRANSGLUT IGA normal

ENDOMYSIAL IGA normal

RETICULIN IGA normal

GLIADIN IGA normal

GLIADIN IGG 1.58

ref range <or=0.90 negative

0.91 to 1.09 equivocal

>or=1.10 positive

Could this be a possible false positive? I am really banking on that this is what I have and am hoping the gluten free diet will help a lot but I have gotten my hopes up for other things to make me feel better (normalizing thyroid, adrenals, hypoglycemia) and been let down and I don't want this to be another one of them. Is it only accurate with a biopsy?? Thanks so much.

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Did they test your TOTAL IgA? Without that, the IgA results are meaningless. If you are deficient, then the IgA cant Dx you, but the IgG can.

Trachellium Newbie
Trachellium
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I'm not sure. What it says on the test is:

GLIADIN IGA 0.15 (reference range same as above GLIADIN IGG

Nowhere does it say total. So are you saying that this IGG is enough to diagnose me?

Thanks for your help.

confused Community Regular
confused
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Well Igg can only diagnose if you are iga deficient. I would call your dr and ask him to run an test for total iga.

paula

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Of all of the tests which were run the antigliadin IgG is least specific for Celiac Disease. This is why its important to know whether or not you are IgA deficient. If you are not producing sufficient IgA everything will come back negative even if you do have Celiac.

If it is determined that you are IgA deficient the more specific tests can be ordered which will check IgG antibodies rather than IgA.

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nutrifoodie
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Of all of the tests which were run the antigliadin IgG is least specific for Celiac Disease. This is why its important to know whether or not you are IgA deficient. If you are not producing sufficient IgA everything will come back negative even if you do have Celiac.

If it is determined that you are IgA deficient the more specific tests can be ordered which will check IgG antibodies rather than IgA.

that really makes me think.

years ago when I started having problems they did an IgG food allergy panel on me.. wheat came up, but not the highest possible in the range of "sensitivities" ... in February they did a whole GI panel, soy came up positive, but gluten/gliadin didn't. That test also told me I am VERY IgA defficient (stool). Could there be a connection there? I haven't been diagnosed with celiacs disease, although we just figured out that the problems my dad has been having is because of wheat, he's been wheat free ever since, but not gluten free like me (I am wheat free from a horrible head rash which I won't elaborate about here, and I've recently gone gluten free because I think it might help my other problems and I might be a Celiac). I am looking into gene testing, and need to convince my parents. If it isn't good, then we know my dad and I don't have Celiac..

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