indidoc1 Forum Guru

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| | 11/19/07 - 08:43 PM  
 
   
 
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Test which helps the most in diagnosing celiac disease? biopsy? or anti-gliadin & anti-endomysial antibodies? 
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| tamerbashir Forum Elite
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| | 11/19/07 - 09:20 PM  
 
   
 
|   #2 |
BIOPSY most diagnostic most accurate
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| drduck Forum Guru
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| | 11/20/07 - 10:06 PM  
 
   
 
|   #3 |
biopsy and biopsy is the only mode of DIAGNOSIS. rest all support the diagnosis, they donot diagnose.
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| indidoc1 Forum Guru

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| | 11/21/07 - 03:58 AM  
 
   
 
|   #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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