Discrepancies between histology and serology for the diagnosis of coeliac disease in a district general hospital: Is this an unrecognised problem in other hospitals?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-348

  Sweis, Rami ^a   Pee, Leon ^b   Smith Laing, Gray ^c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Coeliac serology; Gluten; IgA ani tissue transglutaminase antibodies; IgA anti endomysial antibodies; IgA anti gliadin antibodies

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DUODENUM BIOPSY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY;

EID: 70249107177     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-4-346     Document Type: Article

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