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Dear Listmates:
This is regarding my post of Oct 19, 1999.
I had requested input regarding a friend in Chicago
(early 30s; Indian descent) who in the last few months
has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, arthritis,
and Diabetes Type II. He also suffers from eczema. I
had wondered about the possibility of his being a
celiac.
I heard from 7 persons -- all celiacs (except 1 whose
son is a celiac) & no doctors.
The general consensus was that this person could very
well be a celiac and it does not hurt to get tested.
One suggestion/recommendation was for my friend to
contact Dr. Keshavarsian currently at Rush
Presbyterian St. Lukes at Harrison & Eisenhower in
Chicago.
Another recommendation was regarding U of Chicago. It
has excellent departments in Gastroenterology &
Endocrinology, with expertise in Crohn's disease,
celiac & diabetes. My friend was recommended to call
773-702-6140 (GI clinic) and schedule an appointment
with Dr. Eli Ehrenpreis, one of the GI specialists.
Furthermore, I was informed that the blood antibody
tests cost less than $200. The website to learn more
about these tests:
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/diag-tst.html#US
The six labs at the national level that were
mentioned to be very reliable are:
1) IMMCO Diagnostics, 963 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY
14223 716-876-5672, 1-800-537-TEST (8378),
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2) Immunopathology Laboratory, Dept. of Pathology,
5233 RCP, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, phone
(319/356-2688/8470)
3) U. of Maryland at Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
1-410-706-1997: Pediatric Gastroenterology &
Nutrition Laboratory, UMAB/Bressler Research Building,
Room 10-047, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD,
21201, Attention: Karoly Horvath, MD, or Athba Hammed,
Research Assistance. Phone (410)706-1997 or Fax (410)
328-1072. Baltimore is where the 3-year blood study
is being done for celiac disease and their first
degree relatives. Dr. Fasano and Dr. Horvath are very
involved with celiac research there.
4) Specialty Laboratories, 2211 Michigan Avenue, Santa
Monica, CA 90404, phone (800) 421-7110,
HTTP://WWW.SPECIALTYLABS.COM
5) Mayo Clinic = Dr. Joe Murray now works there.
http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/common/htm/index.htm
6) Prometheus, Inc. 5739 Pacific Center Boulevard
- San Diego, California 92121, Tel: (619) 824-0895 /
Toll Free (888)423-5227 / Fax: (619) 824-0896:
Thanks to all who responded.
Regards
Tina
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