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Test which helps the most in diagnosing celiac disease?

biopsy? or anti-gliadin & anti-endomysial antibodies? raised eyebrow

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  #2

BIOPSY most diagnostic most accurate

  #3

biopsy and biopsy is the only mode of DIAGNOSIS.
rest all support the diagnosis, they donot diagnose.

  #4

hmm.. thought so.. just confused because viral Gastroenteritis, tropical sprue,etc also give the same picture on biopsy.

thank u tamerbashir n drduck

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