Ttg Of 8.6 In A Four Year Old?

[chinook]

Hello,

I've had a positive blood screening for celiac disease (TTG 42) and so I had my kids (both four years old) screened as well. My son's TTG was less than 1, but my daughter's was 8.6.

I can probably assume this is meaningful, right? I know that in adults anything over 10 is "suspicious".

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks!

[JennyW]

When my daughter was tested a few months ago (at the time she was 17 months), they told us that anything over 19 was considered positive for Celiac and that she had a reading of 200 something! I would check with your doctor to make sure, but they told us that 19 was the magic number.

~jenny

[cassP]

i only had a 7, but TTG Iga is only ONE test of many you should be getting if you want a complete answer to the celiac dx

if someone is Iga Deficient, their TTG Iga will be a false negative or inconclusive.

[Darn210]

Different labs perform the test differently . . . one limit does not apply to all. You have to look at what the limit was for your particular test at your particular lab. We've had labs done at two different locations. At one the limit was four and at the other the limit was 8. It's not that one lab is more strict or has lower limits, it's a matter of protocol, sample size, what have you.

[Taryn's Mom]

Our lab results here are under 7 is normal, 8-19 weak positive, 20 - 30 positive. My daughter's results were 1260 and 1270. With your confirmed diagnosis, you might want to ask more questions about those results. Sounds like it might be early celiac. Depends on the lab's scale though.

[chinook]

Our lab results here are under 7 is normal, 8-19 weak positive, 20 - 30 positive. My daughter's results were 1260 and 1270. With your confirmed diagnosis, you might want to ask more questions about those results. Sounds like it might be early celiac. Depends on the lab's scale though.

Thanks to everyone for replying. Our lab lists 0-20 as "normal" and therefore lists DD's result as "negative". However I know that anything over 10 is considered suspicious. My Dad's result was 14 and he was positive on biopsy, mine was 42 and I'm awaiting my appointment with the GI specialist.

I'll follow up with the doctor this week. Thanks again.