Strongly Positive Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Assays without Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a small bowel disorder characterized by flattened villi and crypt hyperplasia, often with malabsorption. Improvement occurs with a gluten-free diet. Sensitive and specific assays (eg, immunoglobulin A antibodies to tissue transglutaminase [tTG]) that can be quantified appear to be...

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Main Author: Hugh James Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/912053
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