Table 4.

Plasma amino acids content in celiac patients and healthy siblings.

Amino Acid	Healthy Siblings	Celiac Children	Paired T-Test
Ala	100 ± 4.2	96.6 ± 7.4	0.621
Arg	100 ± 6.1	92.9 ± 5.5	0.385
Asn	100 ± 3.3	103.6 ± 3.9	0.376
Asp	100 ± 4.8	109.9 ± 5.8	0.085
His	100 ± 3	100.2 ± 2	0.938
Leu/Ile	100 ± 5	96.1 ± 4.5	0.515
Phe	100 ± 3.9	96.6 ± 4.1	0.334
Pro	100 ± 8.5	90.2 ± 6.4	0.283
Thr	100 ± 6.5	100.1 ± 6	0.995
Try	100 ± 4	93.4 ± 3.5	0.231
Tyr	100 ± 8.8	100.3 ± 7.1	0.967
Val	100 ± 5.2	99.7 ± 3.9	0.965

Values were expressed as % with respect to siblings.