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. 2021 May 15;13(5):e15043. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15043

Table 6. Association of tTGA and tTGG with histopathology.

tTGA: tissue transglutaminase A; tTGG: tissue transglutaminase G.

  Positive for celiac disease Negative for celiac disease Total p-value
Histopathology for tTGA
  Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes Present 15 23 38 0.281
Not present 0 2 2
  Focal villous blunting Present 7 20 27 0.029
Not present 8 5 13
  Total villous blunting Present 7 5 12 0.075
Not present 8 20 28
Histopathology for tTGG
  Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes Present 11 27 38 0.372
Not present 0 2 2
  Focal villous blunting Present 4 23 27 0.010
Not present 7 6 13
  Total villous blunting Present 6 6 12 0.003
Not present 5 23 28