IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase as a diagnostic marker of gluten sensitive enteropathy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 274-277

  Lock, R J ^a   Pitcher, M C L ^b   Unsworth, D J ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Endomysial antibody; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

GLIADIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; RETICULIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032907642     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.4.274     Document Type: Article

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