A new study suggests a saliva test as an accurate first step in diagnosing celiac disease. Spanish researchers proposed a saliva test as an accurate first step in the diagnosis of celiac disease. Still being investigated, the authors say it could potentially reduce unnecessary biopsies because it is so good at predicting who has celiac disease. Overall, the test was able to correctly classify 73% of individuals with Celiac.

Read the full study here: https://www.cmghjournal.org/article/S2352-345X(21)00110-7/fulltext#back-bib5

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