JaneTX2

I've given up on waiting for doctors to wave a magic wand and bless me with a diagnosis. If I suspect a problem, I read up on it, try suggestions, and if they work and I feel better, I use them and get on with my life. I don't try to explain or apologize or justify anything to anybody any more. I work with doctors that are willing to work with me, and...

I saw the phrase "mildly increased intraepithealial lymphocytes", though it was noticed in the duodenum, it is used to diagnosis microscopic lymphocytic colitis when detected in the colon. Lymphocyte infiltration, caused by an immune system reaction, can happen anywhere throughout the GI tract and cause any kind of problem related to that portion of the...

An emerging medical concept in the past 10 years is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Mast cells are part of the immune system and react to Ig antibodies, and new mast cell research may start to tie together all the wide ranging symptoms that seem to resolve when on a gluten free diet.

I recently had a celiac genetic test done by Life Extension, and the results came back as: DQB1*02, DQB1*03 DQA1*05, DQA1*05 So I apparently have the infamous DQ2.5 (DQA1*05/DQB1*02 combo). But what does the DQA1*05 DQB1*03 make? Can anyone also tell me which came from what parent? That is, did I get one DQA and DQB from each parent...