Celiac Facts for Patients

Antibodies against endomysium.

IgA class auto-antibodies against endomysium. Antibodies (=immunoglobulins) of class IgA against endomysium; this is a very specific blood marker for celiac disease, however it's not a standard parameter and the analysis needs to be performed by an experienced lab technician, therefore it is not available in all laboratories.

Means "within the muscle" and is a layer of connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle cell.

A medical procedure using an endoscope, which is an illuminated optical, typically slender and tubular instrument, to look deep into different the body regions, e.g. into the gut.

Different types of enzymes have different functions in our body, e.g. some act like tiny scissors that further break down the food components or modify certain molecules.

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Secretion of body glands to external surfaces which are in contact with the environment, e.g. the sweat which is made by glands in the skin skin or digestive juices which are produced by the pancreas and released into the the gut to break down the food components.