Is tissue transglutaminase autoantibody the best for diagnosing celiac disease in children of developing countries?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Poddar, Ujjal ^a,b   Thapa, Babu Ram ^a   Nain, Chander Kanwal ^a   Singh, Kartar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibody; Celiac disease; Child; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; STUNTING SYNDROME; WASTING SYNDROME;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 38349141871     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31802fc1e3     Document Type: Article

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