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Test #
Comprehensive Celiac/Dermatis Herpertiformis Profile (includes EMA, etG, TG, DG)
CPT Code(s) #
83516 x7, 88346
Disease Name:
GSE, Celiac Disease, Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Type of Study:
Serum Studies
Methodology:
Fluoroenzyme immunoassay (FEIA), ELISA, and Indirect Immunofluorescence
Substrate:
N/A
Reference Range:
Endomysial EMA(IgG/IgA) (Titer)
• Negative <2.5
Epidermal transglutaminase eTG (IgA) (AU/mL)
• Negative <16
• Grey range 16-22
• Positive >22
Tissue Transglutaminase tTG (IgG/IgA) (U/mL)
• Negative <7
• Equivocal 7-10
• Positive >10
Deaminted Gliadin DGP (IgG/IgA) (U/mL)
• Negative <7
• Equivocal 7-10
• Positive >10
Units:
EMA: Titer, eTG: AU/mL, tTG: U/mL, DG : U/mL
Schedule:
Assay performed once every week. Report availability is within one week from the time of specimen receipt
Specimen Requirements:
Collect 5-10 ml of blood in a red top or serum separator tube. If possible, separate serum from clot and place into red capped tube provided with Beutner Laboratories collection kits. If separation facilities are not available, the blood can be sent in the tube used for collection.
Sample Stability:
Sample is stable at ambient temperature during shipment. If sample is stored prior to shipment, it is stable refrigerated (2-8ºC) up to five days and frozen (-20ºC or lower) up to one year
Clinical Relevance:
Please see individual tests.
