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Evaluation of a screening test for detection of IgA antigliadin antibodies in coeliac disease
Author(s) -
Tosoni C.,
Apollonio A.,
Cattaneo R.,
Soldati F.,
Ranzini C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1991.tb00186.x
Subject(s) - coeliac disease , medicine , antibody , gluten , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , immunology , iga deficiency , immunopathology , immunoglobulin a , disease , immunoglobulin g , pathology , physics , optics
The reliability of antigliadin antibodies of IgA and IgG classes for the diagnosis and follow‐up of coeliac disease was evaluated by ELISA tests. Forty coeliac patients, 41 patients with other gastrointestinal diseases and 50 healthy subjects were studied. IgA antigliadin antibodies were detected in all patients on unrestricted diet and in those on a challenge with a gluten‐containing diet. A low incidence of positivities was found in patients on a gluten free‐diet, while no positivity was found in controls or gastrointestinal patients. IgG determination, in contrast, showed poor specificity. Our data suggest that a positive IgA antigliadin test may be a reliable marker for the presence of active coeliac disease, which should be confirmed by intestinal biopsy; it is, moreover, a good marker for monitoring patients, since elevated values might suggest non‐compliance with the diet.