False positive reactions for IgA and IgG anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies in liver cirrhosis are common and method-dependent

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 102-109

  Villalta, Danilo ^a   Crovatto, Marina ^a   Stella, Sergio ^a   Tonutti, Elio ^b   Tozzoli, Renato ^c   Bizzaro, Nicola ^c  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti endomysial antibodies; Anti tissue transglutaminase antibodies; Immunoenzymatic assays; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 20344368208     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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