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Labcorp Gave My Son Wrong Blood Tests!

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About 8 weeks ago, after our teenager daughter was diagnosed, we got our 10-year-old son tested. Only yesterday did I realize that they ran the wrong tests. His total IgA serum came back normal, which means he is NOT IgA deficient, but they went ahead and ran the Deamidated Gliadin IgG and the TTG IgG tests on him. No IgA tests at all. Now I'm mildly panicked, thinking maybe he DOES have celiac all this time and we were told he was negative! Of course I'm getting him retested asap, but nervous about trusting LabCorp. Why would they do this? And is there a better lab to use?

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A huge glitch.

Some have both the IgA and the IgG type tests positive, others only have the IgA versions positive.

Maybe they did not understand the way these tests should be done, that is, if the total IgA is well within the normal range, then run the IgA type celiac tests. Maybe they thought that one then does the IgG type tests. Stupid.

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The office probably used the wrong testcode. LabCorp cannot run testing without the test code given and they only run what is given to them. There are SO many different panels and test codes for Celiac. The one I ran for myself was Total IgA, Endomysial IgA, Deamidated IgA, Deamidated IgG, tTG, and HLA gene typing. LabCorp compares to Prometheus testing, same methodology used. Just make sure your office is running the correct code for your daughter!

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Deamidated gliadin is supposed to be IgG. He probably should have had anti-TTG IgA though.

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We got the tests repeated last month and I am relieved to say everything came back negative. Thanks!

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