Antigliadin antibody testing for coeliac disease in children under 3 years of age is unhelpful

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 766-767

  Holding, Stephen ^a,b   Abuzakouk, M ^a   Dore P C ^a,c  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CELIAC DISEASE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLIADIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 68149123533     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.063594     Document Type: Letter

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