For a celiac disease antibody test, a clinician collects a small amount of the patient's blood. The sample is then sent to a lab, where the blood cells are then removed, and the test is conducted.
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One doctors start looking for celiac disease, it doesn't usually take them very long. In theory, a diagnosis of celiac disease is fairly straightforward. The best case would be you notice symptoms, go see a doctor, receive a quick antibody screen, test positive for celiac antibodies, receive a biopsy and get a confirmation.
In reality, it almost never works like that....
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It is my opinion that the fundamental diagnostic requirements for celiac disease remain unresolved. This makes early diagnosis problematic!
Do you keep waiting (whilst suffering from symptoms) for classic gut damage to be visible in a bowel biopsy before adopting a gluten-free diet? Or do...
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A team of researchers recently set out to investigate possible biochemical abnormalities associated with celiac disease antibody positivity in a primary health care setting and thereby identify predictors that could potentially reduce diagnostic delay and under-diagnosis of celiac disease.
The research team included Line Lund Kårhus, Margit Kriegbaum, Mia Klinten Grand, Bent Struer Lind, Line Tang Møllehave, Jüri J. Rumessen, Christen Lykkegaard Andersen and Allan Linneberg.
For their observational coh...
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