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The presence of endomysial antibodies is the hallmark of CD. Not
all patients with CD and positive endomysial antibodies are
gliadin antibody positive. In addition, there are subjects with
positive endomysial antibodies with no apparent clinical
symptoms. Such patients usually have asymptomatic manifestations
of CD with patchy changes of the gut. It appears from the
information provided that your child, even though the biopsy
findings are inconclusive, has CD.
As for you and your wife, negative tests for endomysial
antibodies when on a normal gluten containing diet for a
reasonable period of time. This suggests that neither of you have
CD.
I hope you find these explanations satisfactory.
Vijay Kumar, Ph.D.
Research Scientist