Table 1.
Clinical, antibody and histological features of 8 autoimmune throiditis patients with positive IgA anti-tTG test
| Patient | Gender | Age (yr) | Anti-tTG IgA (> 15 IU/mL) | Duodenal biopsy | BMI | Malabsorption |
| (kg/m2) | ||||||
| 1 | F | 31 | 79.6 | Not performed | 26.0 | Absent |
| 2 | F | 56 | 55.1 | 0 | 29.9 | Absent |
| 3 | F | 18 | 57.8 | 0 | 22.3 | Absent |
| 4 | F | 34 | 26.2 | I | 23.7 | Absent |
| 5 | F | 44 | 17.9 | Not performed | 35.3 | Absent |
| 6 | M | 35 | 43.4 | I | 27.6 | Absent |
| 7 | F | 61 | 39.1 | IIIa | 24.0 | Present |
| 8 | F | 40 | 27.9 | II | 30.1 | Present |
BMI: body mass index. Modified Marsh classification: IIIa = mild atrophy, II= intraepithelial lymphocytosis + crypt hyperplasia,I= intraepithelial lymphocytosis (> 40/100 epithelial cells).