Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults

Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Current diagnostic methods, including serological assessments and biopsies, can be challenging due to the disease’s heterogeneous nature, creating a nee...

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Main Authors: Entesar Al-Hetlani, Lamyaa M. Almehmadi, Igor K. Lednev
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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author Entesar Al-Hetlani
Lamyaa M. Almehmadi
Igor K. Lednev
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description Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Current diagnostic methods, including serological assessments and biopsies, can be challenging due to the disease’s heterogeneous nature, creating a need for a reliable, noninvasive diagnostic approach. Here, in this study, we aimed to extend the Raman peak area ratios approach to the adult population. However, our findings indicate no significant differences in Raman peak area ratios between healthy and diseased adults based on blood serum samples. Nevertheless, genetic algorithm combined with partial least squares discriminant analysis (GA-PLS-DA) allowed differentiation with 92% sensitivity and 96% specificity at the spectral level in external validation. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed 100% classification at the donor level in external validation. These results demonstrate further that Raman spectroscopy, combined with chemometrics, is a promising, noninvasive tool for CD diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-cd5d47e57b8742cf8a0482f15a4fcdff2025-08-20T03:29:44ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-05-0112655310.3390/photonics12060553Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in AdultsEntesar Al-Hetlani0Lamyaa M. Almehmadi1Igor K. Lednev2Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, KuwaitChemistry Department, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USAChemistry Department, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USACeliac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Current diagnostic methods, including serological assessments and biopsies, can be challenging due to the disease’s heterogeneous nature, creating a need for a reliable, noninvasive diagnostic approach. Here, in this study, we aimed to extend the Raman peak area ratios approach to the adult population. However, our findings indicate no significant differences in Raman peak area ratios between healthy and diseased adults based on blood serum samples. Nevertheless, genetic algorithm combined with partial least squares discriminant analysis (GA-PLS-DA) allowed differentiation with 92% sensitivity and 96% specificity at the spectral level in external validation. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed 100% classification at the donor level in external validation. These results demonstrate further that Raman spectroscopy, combined with chemometrics, is a promising, noninvasive tool for CD diagnosis.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/6/553Raman spectroscopyceliac diseasechemometrics
spellingShingle Entesar Al-Hetlani
Lamyaa M. Almehmadi
Igor K. Lednev
Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
Photonics
Raman spectroscopy
celiac disease
chemometrics
title Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
title_full Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
title_fullStr Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
title_full_unstemmed Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
title_short Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Chemometric Analysis of Blood Serum for Diagnosing Celiac Disease in Adults
title_sort raman hyperspectroscopy and chemometric analysis of blood serum for diagnosing celiac disease in adults
topic Raman spectroscopy
celiac disease
chemometrics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/6/553
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