Diagnostic accuracy of a new stick micromethod with which to measure antigliadin antibodies.
A new, simplified micromethod for semiquantitative determination of the antigliadin antibody (AGA) has been proposed. When the new stick method was used in a population of infants hospitalized for gastrointestinal problems, the results were virtually identical to those of the traditional method.
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Il Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Di Cristina, Palermo, Italy.
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Carroccio
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Montalto
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D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000097:blood*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005903:Gliadin / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D005903:Gliadin