To the Editor: Optimism about our growing ability to recognise coeliac disease (CD) is tempered by a worrying trend towards misuse of genetic testing for CD risk, as illustrated by this salutary case.
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Hunter Area Pathology Service performs diagnostic tests for coeliac disease, including serology and genetic testing.