title: Role of anti-transglutaminase (anti-tTG), anti-gliadin, and anti-endomysium serum antibodies in diagnosing celiac disease: a comparison of four different commercial kits for anti-tTG determination.
abstract: The aims of this study were: (1) to compare the diagnostic efficacy for celiac disease (CD) diagnosis of serum determination of anti-gliadin (AG) (IgA and IgG) and anti-endomysium (AE) with that of anti-transglutaminase (AtTG); and (2) to compare the accuracy of four different assays to measure AtTG. We studied 72 children: the histological diagnosis of CD was made in 38 cases and excluded in the remaining 34 children. In fasting sera we measured AE, AG-IgA and IgG, and AtTG, the latter with four different commercial kits (Eurospital, Medipan, Inova, Arnika). Moreover AtTG was measured in a group of 58 CD children after a gluten-free diet. AE was positive in all but 1 case of CD patients (sensitivity = 97%); false positive results were found in 1/34 controls (specificity = 97%). When a specificity of 95% was fixed, the sensitivities were 97% for AE, 83% for AG-IgA, and 63% for AG-IgG; the sensitivities of anti-tTG were 90, 84, 84, and 75% when measured with Eurospital, Medipan, Inova, and Arnika kits respectively. The new AtTG seems to be accurate enough to be proposed as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for CD diagnosis; the 4 kits analyzed showed similar diagnostic efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guariso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pittoni
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Piva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plebani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005903:Gliadin / Q000276:immunology*; D005983:Glutens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000276:immunology*; D012372:ROC Curve; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D005983:Glutens; D005903:Gliadin; D011503:Transglutaminases