<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> > Karen, thanks for the very interesting post. I am curious whether a celiac > antibody panel was done on either you or your child prior to the biopsy > (endomysial, reticulin, gliadin IgA IgG). I find the biopsy such an intrusive > event, at least for a child .... we had TWO antibody blood tests done just to > be sure of the need, before agreeing to the biopsy Bill. I have had the blood tests done regularily since birth. They did not show anything up at all. They showed low iron, low folic acid, and normal IGE & IGG. I would not allow such tests to be my sole judgement. Julie May -- Manager of Resources, Orbital OnLine Services WEB page = http://www.online.edmonton.ab.ca/~jmay/index.html Running both Celiac and Environmental Illness WEB pages.