Lab Result Explanation

[reneelt]

We are new to all of this. My 3 year old son had the lab work done for Celiac and I have a copy of the results but don't totally understand them. The pediatrician has referred us out to Pediatric GI doctor but that is a over a month away still. His labs are as follow, can somebody help me understand them better. I put his results in bold. The doctor says his labs are suspicious but not diagnosed.

Ttg IGA <3 U/mL

<5 Negative

5-8 Equivocal

>8 Positive

Gliadin Antibody IGA 25 (High) u/mL

<11 Negative

11-17 Equivocal

>17 Positive

Gliadin Antibody IGG >100 (High) U/mL

<11 Negative

11-17 Equivocal

>17 Positive

Ttg IGG <3 U/mL

<7 Negative

7-10 Equivocal

>10 Positive

Immunogloblin A Endomysial Antibody SCR 95 Range is 24-121mg/dL

(IGA) W/Refl to Titer Negative

Thank you for your help.

[jdoylemd]

My 22mo son is only gliadin IgG positive but also has low IgA which likely skewed his other tests to be falsely neg. I just saw Dr. Saftka at Univ of MD yesterday and she said that in kids 3 and under, +gliadin is very specific of celiac disease but biopsy is still gold standard for diagnosis. DS has his next thurs. I can let you know but we"re expecting +celiac disease

[reneelt]

Thank you! I appreciate your response.