title: [Immunofluorescence in the determination of gliadin antibodies in celiac disease].
abstract: IgG gliadin antibodies (AGA-IgG) were detected by immunofluorescence in 78 celiac children diagnosed by jejunal biopsy. AGA-IgG were also detected in patients affected by other gastrointestinal disease, in patients with diabetes, in health children and in children with normal mucosa. AGA-IgG were found in 81% of celiac patients, while they were not detected in patients affected by other intestinal or extraintestinal diseases, neither in healthy controls. It is conclude that determination of AGA-IgG is a very specific and sensitive enough screening test before small intestinal biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Servizio di Gastroenterologia e Nutrizione, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellucci
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papadatou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bragetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lucidi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poletti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005903:Gliadin / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010940:Plant Proteins; D005903:Gliadin
vernacular_title: Il dosaggio degli anticorpi antigliadina con immunofluorescenza nella malattia celiaca.