Going To Be Tested, Whats A Good Lab?

[superfob]

Hi everyone,

I have had persisting health issues for over a year now, and recently asked my doctor to get tested for Celiac for the following:

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level

I was wondering if anyone had experience with testing and what labs in the US are the most accurate. My two main choices (practically) would be Quest or LabCorp. Should I go with one of these, or is there another lab that is better?

Thanks

[sa1937]

I had my blood drawn at my local hospital and it was sent to Quest for analysis (this was for the older celiac panel). Of course, I knew nothing of these tests then and I question whether I would have had a choice of labs.

On the other hand, my daughter lives in Denver, CO, and went to LabCorp for her test as that's where she goes for other lab work. They used the newer DGP test, which is highly sensitive for celiac testing.

For what it's worth, we both tested positive (as in high positive) so the end result was the same...we're both gluten-free. I went on to have the endoscopy/biopsy and she went straight gluten-free.

If I had a choice, I would definitely choose the newer DGP testing and I don't know if both labs have it available or not. Nor do I know anything about labs in general...

[Marlie]

From what I have read the best labs are the mayo clinic and Prometheus labs. There are multiple tests including the EMA, TTG, DGP, and total IGA. I'm still trying to figure this all out. My daughter came back positive on the DGP Iga and Igg. From what IVe read the TTg and DGP are the most accurate. The DGP test is often confused with the older test as they are often referred to by the same name.