Diagnostic value of various serum antibodies detected by diverse methods in childhood celiac disease

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1838-1842

  Sacchetti, Lucia ^a   Ferrajolo, Anna ^a   Salerno, Giuliana ^a   Esposito, Pietro ^a   Lofrano, Maria Marinella ^a   Oriani, Giovannangelo ^a   Micillo, Maria ^a   Paparo, Francesco ^a   Troncone, Riccardo ^a   Auricchio, Salvatore ^a   Salvatore, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

endomysium; gliadin; reticulin; umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

GLIADIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RETICULIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONKEY;

EID: 10344233652     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.11.1838     Document Type: Article

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