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. 2003 May;56(5):389–393. doi: 10.1136/jcp.56.5.389

Table 2.

Sensitivity of the EMA, anti-tTGgp, IgG AGA, and IgA AGA assays in 737 untreated patients with coeliac disease, subdivided by age group

Age (years) Number of patients EMA positive (%) Anti-tTGgp positive (%) AGA IgA positive (%) AGA IgG positive (%)
<2 74 89.2 87.8 82.4 95.9
>2<14 369 94.3 96.7 66.3 75.1
>14 294 90.1 94.2 71.4 67.3
Total 737 92.1 94.8 70.0 74.1

AGA, antigliadin antibodies; EMA, anti-endomysium antibodies; tTGgp, guinea pig tissue transglutaminase.