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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The IgA panel should be sufficient for an initial test (and results generally come back quickly.) That's what the Drs ran on both my children and myself, and there's some discussion in the literature about accepting a sufficiently raised IgA result without the need for further testing, although at present the endoscopy remains the standard for an 'official' diagnosis.

FWIW, in our case my eldest came back positive on her panel and had a subsequent endoscopy to confirm celiac, my other child and I both came back negative. Although my younger child's IgA was just below the lower bound for normal amounts, the Drs felt it was still sufficiently high enough to trust the negative IgA results (it was detectable, just *slightly* below the normal range).  And I trusted that result as neither of us were experiencing symptoms - I just wanted to get the rest of us tested while still on a gluten-filled diet since we moved our whole house GF with my eldest's diagnosis.[/quote]

Sorry to be dumb, but is the "IgA panel" you mention as sufficient for the initial test the same as the screening transglutaminasa (IgA) I am being told is the initial test?

And, should I continue to be on gluten while awaiting the results of the test? [/quote]

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