Serum antigliadin antibody levels as a screening criterion before jejunal biopsy indication for celiac disease in a developing country
The objective of the present study was to determine the efficacy of detection of antigliadin immunoglobulins G and A (IgG and IgA) for the diagnosis of celiac disease in a developing country, since other enteropathies might alter the levels of these antibodies. Three groups were studied: 22 patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2001-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001001100007 |