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Isolated DPG-Iga
Kmd2024 replied to Kmd2024's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My primary ordered this blood work and the GI I saw said if the scope is negative she may run a more comprehensive panel and possibly genetic test as well. Or perhaps this was just a false positive? my sister and her son have UC and crohns so they are also doing colonoscopy to rule those out. -
Isolated DPG-Iga
Kmd2024 replied to Kmd2024's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Wow, thank you for doing that! So it is possible to have a positive DPG-IGA when IGA deficient? I will be curious to see what the endoscopy shows in May. It seems most people with celiac have clear cut positives on blood work so this has thrown me for a loop. -
Isolated DPG-Iga
Kmd2024 replied to Kmd2024's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hmm interesting I just assumed that any “IGA” tests including the DPG iga would be negative in a person who is IGA deficient but maybe that is not the case for the DPG test. -
Isolated DPG-Iga
Kmd2024 replied to Kmd2024's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
No they did not run a total IGA. But wouldn’t the DPG-IGA also be negative also if I was IGA deficient? They did also run a TTG-IGG and a DPG-IGG and they were also negative. -
Has anyone ever negative blood work except for the DPG-IGA? Mine was 42 (reference range negative is >20. The TTG iga was negative. I have always suffered from bad gas issues and lately have been having bouts of diarrhea and constipation. I also have a bumpy rash that comes and goes below both elbows. i have an endoscopy scheduled in May but...