title: Skin testing for coeliac disease.
abstract: Subfractions of gluten from two genetically different New Zealand wheats were injected intradermally in 16 patients with coeliac disease and 20 healthy controls. The coeliac patients as a group exhibited greater skin reactions when examined at seven hours than the controls. However, the skin test did not give sufficient discrimination to make it clinically useful as a screening test for coeliac disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005983:Glutens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D005983:Glutens