This review study gathered information from 40 different studies, all looking to see whether the invasive biopsy is truly necessary for celiac diagnosis.
Their conclusion?
“There is no single test — not even jejunal biopsy — that can conclusively diagnose or exclude CD in every individual. Therefore, we propose the following two-step diagnostic procedure: The first step is the combined, simultaneous determination of IgA anti-dpgli and IgG anti-dpgli + IgA anti-tTG and/or EMA. The vast majority of patients will have either three positive or three negative results, obviating the need for a biopsy. The second step, jejunal biopsy, should be performed only in patients with discordant antibody results (i.e., in patients whose CD status cannot be classified by antibody tests alone). In any case, effects of a gluten-free diet must be controlled.”
Take Home Message:Celiac Diagnosis
If you have symptoms, or first degree relatives who have celiac disease, convince your doctor to run a complete celiac blood panel to see. The needed tests are IgG anti-dpgli + IgA anti-dpgli + IgA anti-tTG. No longer is the anti endomysial antibody considered essential for diagnosis.
For all the Geeky folks like me, here is the original research and citation
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