Negative results of antiendomysial antibodies: long term follow up.
Fifteen patients with intestinal villous atrophy, but simultaneously negative results of antiendomysial antibodies (EMA) were studied. Two patients were finally diagnosed as having coeliac disease. The predictive value of negative results of EMA assessment in children suspected of coeliac disease is high, approaching 86.7%.
Kwiecien
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Developmental Disorders, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. jkgastro@mp.pl
Karczewska
K
K
Lukasik
M
M
Kasner
J
J
Dyduch
A
A
Zabka
A
A
Sulej
J
J
Ronczkowski
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001284:Atrophy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000276:immunology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies; D015415:Biomarkers; D011503:Transglutaminases