Isolated positive anti-gliadin immunoglobin-A antibody in children with gastrointestinal symptoms

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 485-489

  Karnsakul, Wikrom ^a,b   Skitarelic, Kathryn ^b   Gillespie, Stacey ^b   Arkachaisri, Thaschawee ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Gluten hypersensitivity; Isolated positive anti gliadin immunoglobin A antibody; Marsh classification; Negative tissue transglutaminase and endomysial antibodies

Indexed keywords

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

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY ISOLATION; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLIADIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84871158711     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4318/tjg.2012.0317     Document Type: Article

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