Description:
Celiac Antibody Profile by US BioTek. Celiac disease is a permanent intolerance to gluten found in wheat, rye and barley. Semi-quantitative Assay that includes: Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTg‐IgA) Anti-Gliadin IgA (AGA‐IgA) Anti-Gliadin IgG (AGA‐IgG) Finger Stick Collection you do at home. You receive a copy of the test results.

In the U.S. the prevalence of celiac disease is approximately 1%.

Celiac Disease symptoms include:

Gastrointestinal Symptoms—Pain, Diarrhea/

Constipation, Vomiting, Distension; First

Degree Relatives of Patients with Celiac

Disease; Iron Deficiency Anemia; Osteoporosis

or Osteomalacia; Type I Diabetes Mellitus; Liver

Disease; Genetic Disorders—Down Syndrome,

Turner's Syndrome; Reproductive Disorders—

Delayed Menarche, Unexplained Infertility;

Other Existing Disease or Autoimmune Disorder—

Addison's Disease, IgA Nephropathy,

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease,

Idiopathic Epilepsy, Sjögren's syndrome.

Specimen Requirement:

Serum (2 ml) or Finger Stick (8 saturated blood collection strips)