Determination of anti-endomysium IgA antibodies in the diagnosis of celiac disease: Comparison of a novel ELISA-based assay with conventional immunofluorescence

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2006; 12(17): 2779-2780
Published online May 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i17.2779

Table 1 Comparison of the results of anti-EMA antibody detection by IF and ELISA in 196 patients

EMA-IF	EMA-ELISA	n (%)
-	-	161 (82)	no biopsy results
+	+	31 (16)	biopsy: indicative for CD
+	-	3 (1.5)	tTGA -, no biopsy results
-	+	1 (0.5)	anti-EMA 22 U/mL, tTGA -, biopsy: not indicative for CD

- = negative results; + = positive results; n = the number of patients.

Citation: Poland DC, Ceelie H, Dinkelaar RB, Beijer C. Determination of anti-endomysium IgA antibodies in the diagnosis of celiac disease: Comparison of a novel ELISA-based assay with conventional immunofluorescence. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(17): 2779-2780
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i17/2779.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i17.2779