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Objective To investigate whether iceberg phenomenon of celiac disease(gluten-sensitive enterpathy,GSE) exists among the people of China,and study on the levels of anti endomysial antibody(AEA)IgA and IgG,which provide the foundation for studying functional genome of GSE.Methods One hundred and thirty-six cases liability crowd,which showed part symptoms of GSE,were selected as case group and 50 cases of normal were selected as control group.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the level of 2 groups and positive rate of AEA was compared between 2 groups.Results The levels of AEA IgA and IgG in case group(17.69?2.97,15.23?2.36)were significantly higher than those of control group(11.65?2.75,12.25?1.86),especially 2 strong positive cases were found in case group.Conclusion Iceberg phenomenon of celiac disease exists in the people of China,which means many celiac disease patients have not been diagnosed and it need us far more research.