A recent multicenter retrospective study (MJ Gould et al. JPGN 2019; 68: 20-5) shows that deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) is rarely helpful in screening for celiac disease when tissue transglutaminase IgA is negative. The study identified 40 patients who had a mean age of 6.5 years at time of intestinal biopsy.
Key findings:
- Of the 40 patients with DGP (IgG) positivity, only 1 patient (2.5%) had celiac disease; this patient was IgA deficient.
- Among the five IgA deficient patients, only 1 with DGP positivity had celiac disease.
- The cohort included 6 patients with DGP levels >250 U/mL (refernece <12).
- Only 5 patients in this DGP positive cohort were younger than 2 years. None had celiac disease
My take: This retrospective study indicates that DGP is rarely helpful in patients with negative TTG IgA results. However, this study had too few patients who were <2 years of age and/or IgA-deficient patients to determine its utility in these groups..
Related study: AK Verma et al. JPGN 2019; 68: 26-29. This study from Italy examined oral hygiene products and determined that 62 (94%) were gluten-free (gluten level <20 ppm). Among the 4 with detectable gluten, 3 were toothpastes and 1 lipstick with values between 20.7 adn 35 ppm. My take: Oral hygiene products have very low rates of gluten contamination.
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Is it still recommended to check deamidated gliadin “IgA” in children under 5 years old in conjunction with TTG IgA?
To my recollection, usually deamidated gliadin IgA is checked in children under 3 years of age according to recent recommendations.
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