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. 1991 Nov 9;303(6811):1163–1165. doi: 10.1136/bmj.303.6811.1163

Predictive value for coeliac disease of antibodies to gliadin, endomysium, and jejunum in patients attending for jejunal biopsy.

S A McMillan 1, D J Haughton 1, J D Biggart 1, J D Edgar 1, K G Porter 1, T A McNeill 1
PMCID: PMC1671497  PMID: 1747612

Abstract

OBJECTIVE--To investigate the extent to which the detection of antibodies to gliadin, endomysium, and jejunum predicts the eventual diagnosis of coeliac disease according to the revised ESPGAN diagnostic criteria in a group of patients in whom there is a high suspicion of coeliac disease. DESIGN--Clinical assessment and laboratory analysis of patients with suspected coeliac disease. SETTING--Gastroenterology department of teaching hospital. PATIENTS--96 adults with suspected coeliac disease attending for jejunal biopsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Diagnosis of coeliac disease with the revised criteria of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in patients with and without antibodies associated with coeliac disease. RESULTS--28 patients had a clinical diagnosis of coeliac disease, seven of other gastrointestinal diseases, and 12 of miscellaneous diseases; 49 had no diagnosis. Gliadin IgA detected by ELISA was found in all patients with coeliac disease and none of those without, giving a sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and predictive efficiency of 100% for diagnosing coeliac disease within the group. Endomysial IgA was found in 25 (89%) patients with coeliac disease and jejunal IgA in 21 (75%); neither IgA was found in patients without coeliac disease. CONCLUSION--Detection of gliadin IgA by ELISA and to a lesser extent the endomysial IgA should allow better selection of patients for jejunal biopsy and thus make diagnosing coeliac disease simpler and more efficient.

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