Anti-Transglutaminase Antibody Assay of the Culture Medium of Intestinal Biopsy Specimens Can Improve the Accuracy of Celiac Disease Diagnosis | Zendy

Antonio Carroccio | Zendy; Lidia Di Prima | Zendy; Giuseppe Pirrone | Zendy; C. Scalici | Zendy; Ada Maria Florena | Zendy; Maurizio Gasparin | Zendy; Giuseppe Tolazzi | Zendy; Antonino Gucciardi | Zendy; C Sciumè | Zendy; Giuseppe Iacono | Zendy

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Anti-Transglutaminase Antibody Assay of the Culture Medium of Intestinal Biopsy Specimens Can Improve the Accuracy of Celiac Disease Diagnosis

Author(s) -

Antonio Carroccio,

Lidia Di Prima,

Giuseppe Pirrone,

C. Scalici,

Ada Maria Florena,

Maurizio Gasparin,

Giuseppe Tolazzi,

Antonino Gucciardi,

C Sciumè,

Giuseppe Iacono

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2005.061366

Subject(s) - villous atrophy , tissue transglutaminase , intraepithelial lymphocyte , biopsy , atrophy , medicine , pathology , antibody , gastroenterology , coeliac disease , intestinal mucosa , immunology , biology , disease , epithelium , biochemistry , enzyme

We measured anti-transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibody in the culture medium of intestinal biopsy specimens from patients with suspected celiac disease (CD) and evaluated the relationship between antibody production and severity of intestinal mucosal damage.

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