Relative Sensitivity and Specificity of Serodiagnostic Tests for Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy : A. Comparative Studies on IgA-Class Endomysial (IgA-EmA) and IgA-Class Antireticulin Antibodies (IgA-ARA) in Celiac Disease

doi:10.1201/9780429281839-5a

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Relative Sensitivity and Specificity of Serodiagnostic Tests for Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy

ABSTRACT

The background and development of IgA-class endomysial antibody and antireticulin antibody tests for celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis are reviewed in Chapters 3, 4A, and 4B.