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Elevation of IgG antibodies against tissue transglutaminase as a diagnostic tool for coeliac disease in selective IgA deficiency.
Gut - 1 Nov 2003
Korponay-Szabó I R, Dahlbom I, Laurila K, Koskinen S, Woolley N, Partanen J, Kovács J B, Mäki M, Hansson T
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BACKGROUND: IgA serum autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase (tTG) have an established diagnostic value in coeliac disease, and high efficacy tests are widely available for their detection. However, serological evaluation of IgA deficient subjects is still difficult. AIMS: To evaluate the diagnostic potential of IgG class anti-tTG autoantibodies measured quantitatively using an enzyme linked immunosorbent...
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