Open AccessEstimating the Impact of Verification Bias on Celiac Disease Testing
Author(s) -
Isabel A. Hujoel,
Claire Jansson-Knodell,
Philippe P. Hujoel,
Margaux L.A. Hujoel,
Rok Seon Choung,
Joseph A. Murray,
Alberto Rubio–Tapia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.141
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1539-2031
pISSN - 0192-0790
DOI - 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001361
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue transglutaminase , confidence interval , immunoglobulin a , biopsy , disease , gastroenterology , referral , immunology , antibody , immunoglobulin g , biochemistry , chemistry , family medicine , enzyme
The goal of this study was to estimate the impact of verification bias on the diagnostic accuracy of immunoglobulin A tissue transglutaminase (IgA tTG) in detecting celiac disease as reported by an authoritative meta-analysis, the 2016 Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER).