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Question about Gliadin IgA serum level

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I'm sorry to bother y'all again, but as I've been doing more research, I have never seen (or read) of anyone with a Gliadin IgA score of 182.6.  I believe the highest I've seen was a 27.  This score seems extremely high and has me a bit worried. Has anyone else had a score that high? Are there any other diseases/illnesses (besides celiac) that would cause such a high score?

Oh, and one more question...  Do you feel that IgA 299 (standard range 68-359 mg/dL) is on the high side?  Are there any other diseases/illnesses that could cause such a high score?

Any thoughts/input would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your help. 

IgA 299 (standard range 68-359 mg/dL)
Gliadin IgA 182.6 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Gliadin IgG 3.2 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Tissue Transglut IGA Less than 1.9 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Endomysial IgA Screen NEGATIVE

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On 1/27/2023 at 10:47 PM, MissMollyMarie said:

I'm sorry to bother y'all again, but as I've been doing more research, I have never seen (or read) of anyone with a Gliadin IgA score of 182.6.  I believe the highest I've seen was a 27.  This score seems extremely high and has me a bit worried. Has anyone else had a score that high? Are there any other diseases/illnesses (besides celiac) that would cause such a high score?

Oh, and one more question...  Do you feel that IgA 299 (standard range 68-359 mg/dL) is on the high side?  Are there any other diseases/illnesses that could cause such a high score?

Any thoughts/input would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your help. 

IgA 299 (standard range 68-359 mg/dL)
Gliadin IgA 182.6 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Gliadin IgG 3.2 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Tissue Transglut IGA Less than 1.9 (standard range less than 19.9 CU)
Endomysial IgA Screen NEGATIVE

If anyone could share their input, that would be wonderful. ☺️

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My deamidated gliadin peptide IgA was 143, with a normal range up to 19.  Not quite as high as yours, but still high. I’m not sure if this is exactly the same test as yours.  Gliadin IgA is an older test, but some labs write that when it is the deamidated gliadin peptide test. High numbers on celiac antibody tests don’t always correlate with severe intestinal damage, but likely do indicate celiac disease and not something else.

Your total IgA of 299 is fine, well within the normal range.

 

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1 hour ago, RMJ said:

My deamidated gliadin peptide IgA was 143, with a normal range up to 19.  Not quite as high as yours, but still high. I’m not sure if this is exactly the same test as yours.  Gliadin IgA is an older test, but some labs write that when it is the deamidated gliadin peptide test. High numbers on celiac antibody tests don’t always correlate with severe intestinal damage, but likely do indicate celiac disease and not something else.

Your total IgA of 299 is fine, well within the normal range.

 

Thank you, RMJ!!!  I am such a worry wart and that makes me feel so much better!  It seems that the number is high, but not unheard of. I thought that 299 was high, but it is within the normal range, so I will try not to read more into it.  Thank you for responding. I truly appreciate it! 🙂

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