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Antiendomysium antibodies in Brazilian patients with celiac disease and their first-degree relatives.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Kotze L M, Utiyama S R, Nisihara R M, Zeni M P, de Sena M G, Amarante H M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Literature data have shown high specificity of antiendomysial antibodies (EmA IgA) in celiac disease. The scarcity of Brazilian reports concerning this subject motivated the present study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of antiendomysial IgA antibodies in Brazilian celiac patients at diagnosis and after treatment, to confirm patient adherence to a gluten-free diet and to...
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