Sample Celiac Disease
Comprehensive Panel Report
Test Ordered
Test Name
Celiac Disease Comprehensive Panel*
Interpretation
Serological evidence for celiac disease is present. Consider IgA deficiency.
Tissue Transglutaminase
An IgA and/or IgG test is used to
detect antibodies directed at this
enzyme commonly found in the
intestines.
Test
Results
Reference
Range
Level of
Antibody Detected
<4 U/mL:
TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE AB, IGA
No Antibody Detected
<1
(tTg IgA)
>4 U/mL:
Antibody Detected
IGA, SERUM
(Total IgA)
ENDOMYSIAL ANTIBODY SCR (IGA)
W/REFL TO TITER
22
L
24
H
No Antibody Detected
>6 U/mL:
NEGATIVE
(EMA)
ENDOMYSIAL ANTIBODY TITER
1:160
H
No Antibody Detected
Consider IgA deficiency as
number is not in the normal
range of 24-121 mg/dL.
Antibody Detected
POSITIVE
ABSENT
<4 U/mL:
LOW
24-121
mg/dL
<6 U/mL:
TTG ANTIBODY, IGG
(tTg IgG)
Confirmation
These tests usually correlate with
tTg. However, it is ordered as a
confirmation when patients have
had positive results from other
celiac disease antibody tests.
Flag
PRESENT
>6 U/mL:
Antibody Detected
POSITIVE
EMA IgA confirms the
positive tTG IgG
<1:5 TITER
Results out of range
Interpreting Celiac Disease Comprehensive Panel Test Results
No Indication of Celiac Disease
Inconclusive
Suggestive of Celiac Disease
Highly Suggestive of Celiac Disease
tTg IgA=Negative
Total IgA=Normal
tTg IgA=Positive
Total IgA=Normal
EMA=Negative
tTg IgA=Negative
Total IgA=Low
tTG lgG=Positive
tTg IgA=Positive
Total IgA=Normal
EMA=Positive
tTg IgA=Negative
Total IgA=Low
tTG IgG=Negative
tTg IgA=Negative
Total IgA=Low
tTG IgG=Positive
EMA=Negative
tTg IgA=Positive
Total IgA=Low
tTG IgG=Positive
EMA=Positive
tTg IgA=Positive
Total IgA=Low
tTG IgG=Positive
EMA=Negative
tTg IgA=Negative
Total IgA=Low
tTG IgG=Positive
EMA=Positive
If test results do not suggest the presence of celiac disease, confirm your patient was eating a normal, gluten-containing diet for
at least 2 weeks prior to getting tested. If not, the test results may have been compromised. If the patient was eating normally,
there is a chance he or she has non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
*For children up to age 4, use the Celiac Disease Comprehensive Panel, Infant.
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