Test Results

[dianekaty]

My doctor received a fax of my blood work today. He called and told me the results, but didn't have an answer for me on some of the test values or reference ranges. I have an appointment on Monday & should get more definite answers. In the meantime, does anyone know the Transglutaminase IGA reference range? I also have systemic lupus, which is why the doctor suspected the elevated ALK phosphatase. Thank you in advance for any information!

Diane

HLA-DQ2 (flagged as detected)

Transglutaminase IGA .6 (this does not give a reference range and my rheumy couldn't get ahold of anyone at the lab to give him an answer today as to if this is negative or positive)

Blood Urea Nitrogen 4 (flagged as low)

ALK Phosphatase 138 (flagged as high)

endomysial Screen & IGA Titer (marked not done - which we do not know if that means the lab didn't perform the test or if the testing is not done)

[Carriefaith]

Unfourtunately, different labs have different reference ranges (at least for the tTg test anyway) so it is hard to tell.

HLA-DQ2 (flagged as detected)

It seems like you have the gene for celiac disease. Once the gene is triggered on, you start to get sick.

[FaithInScienceToo]

Hi,

I was told that the "endomysial Screen & IGA Titer " isn't perfromed unless the anti-gliadin IgA or IgG values are positive - In my case, I didn't go in to get my blood tests drawn until I was already at 6 weeks gluten-free, so when my tests came back at 29.0 for IgG, the lab did not bother to do the add'l tests for "endomysial Screen & IGA Titer," which they WOULD have done if I'd gotten a value of 30+.

My doc diagnosed me as "Celiac Sprue" anyway, since I had an IgG value of 29 at 6 weeks post beginning a gluten-free diet, and for the lab he used, that would have been called 'weak positive' if I had still been ingesting gluten, so he figured it HAD to be 30+ before I went gluten-free.

Good luck with your diagnostics, but remember that it only matters that you find a way out of your 'dis-ease,' with or without the label "Celiac."

If going gluten-free makes you well, "Thank god."

Best wishes,

Gina

ginareynolds164@yahoo.com

[KaitiUSA]

Yes, you have the predisposition to it so once that gene is activated your body will damage itself whenever gluten is ingested.

Try to find out what those reference ranges are because all labs are different. The Transglutaminase(tTG) is a really good test.