Anti-transglutaminase detection followed by endomysium antibody confirmation test on monkey esophagus is the best strategy to screen for celiac disease

Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2018 May;78(3):243-244. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2018.1424350. Epub 2018 Jan 9.

Authors

Marco Di Tola^{1

2}, Rossella Casale¹, Mariacatia Marino¹, Raffaele Borghini¹, Umberto Occhiuzzi², Antonio Picarelli¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties , Sapienza University , Rome , Italy.
² b Department of Biomedical Services - UOC Laboratory Analysis Marsica/Peligno/Sangrina Area , Avezzano , Italy.

PMID: 29313382
DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2018.1424350

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Autoantibodies
Celiac Disease*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Esophagus
Haplorhini*
Humans
Immunoglobulin A
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transglutaminases

Substances

Autoantibodies
Immunoglobulin A
Transglutaminases