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Reliability Of Anti-tissue Transglutaminase

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jajus100 Apprentice
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I have read on this board that several people have stated that the anti-tissue transglutaminase was very specific for Celiac. According to this article: Open Original Shared Link it states that low positives are also found in Chron's disease. I know that some people were diagnosed by blood test alone, and I am just wondering how they know it isn't chron's disease they have? I'm still trying to fugure mine out!

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tTG is very specific for celiac and is more of an indicator of damage. I am a fan of the complete panel because the other tests they run detect a problem with gluten in the body and are all needed for their piece of the puzzle. I was diagnosed by blood tests alone and had the full panel done. I also had a gene test which showed I carry one of the main celiac genes. In addition to that since Crohn's runs in my dads side of the family I had a small bowel series done(where you drink barium or whatever-the stuff that tastes like chalk) and that ruled Crohn's out.

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