Input On The Meaning Of These Results

[Adelaide]

Hello. I am suer this has been covered many times, but if someone knowledgable could comment on this celiac panel I would greatly appreciate it.

RESULT REFERENCE RANGE UNITS OF MEASURE

GLIADIN AB IGA 31 (<20) KEU/L

GLIADIN AB IGG 5 (<20) '

T-TRANSG'MASE AB 32 (<20) '

Interpretation - POSITIVE FINDINGS OF IGA ENDOMMYSIAL ANTIBODIES (IGA TRANSGLUTAMASE) ARE ESSENTIALLY DIAGNOSTIC OF CELIAC DISEASE OR DERMATITIS HEPETIFOMIS

Of course I understand what this says, I am more looking for comments on the validity of these specific tests.

Thanks for any and all comments.

[curiousgeorge]

Welcome to the club. That is a positive result.

[maile]

Of course I understand what this says, I am more looking for comments on the validity of these specific tests.

Thanks for any and all comments.

Hello and welcome!

if you look around the forum (search "blood test + results") you'll see that it's generally accepted that there is a high probability for a false negative in blood tests but a very low occurrence of false positives.

[jerseyangel]

Yep--false positives are rare. Welcome

Let us know if you need any help navigating the diet.

[Adelaide]

Hello and welcome!

if you look around the forum (search "blood test + results") you'll see that it's generally accepted that there is a high probability for a false negative in blood tests but a very low occurrence of false positives.

Thanks. So just to simplify with those results is there a 95 or 97% chance that I do have Celiac? I am a numbers person and from what I have been able to surmise there seems to be somewhere in the range of a 95+%chance that I have it. Would you agree?

Thanks

[ang1e0251]

I would say there is 100 percent chance that you will benefit from a gluten-free diet! Welcome!

[ravenwoodglass]

I would say there is 100 percent chance that you will benefit from a gluten-free diet! Welcome!

I agree with the others. You should get onto the diet.