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. 1997 Dec;41(6):851–852. doi: 10.1136/gut.41.6.851

Autoantibodies in coeliac disease: tissue transglutaminase—guilt by association?

L SOLLID 1, O MOLBERG 1, S McADAM 1, K LUNDIN 1
PMCID: PMC1891617  PMID: 9462222

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: Gliadin specific T cells can aid antibody production by tTG specific B cells. B cells with antibodies specific for tTG are likely to be present in all individuals, but are dependent on T cell help to start secreting immunoglobulin and to initiate isotype switching. Complex formation between gliadin and tTG makes gliadin a carrier protein for tTG.


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