Serum antigliadin antibody levels as a screening criterion before jejunal biopsy indication for celiac disease in a developing country
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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34(11): 1415-1420, Nov. 2001. ilus, tab
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Dans Anglais
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RESUMO
The objective of the present study was to determine the efficacy of detection of antigliadin immunoglobulins G and A (IgG and IgA) for the diagnosis of celiac disease in a developing country, since other enteropathies might alter the levels of these antibodies. Three groups were studied 22 patients with celiac disease (mean age 30.6 months), 61 patients with other enteropathies (mean age 43.3 months), and 46 patients without enteropathies (mean age 96.9 months). Antigliadin IgG and IgA ELISA showed sensitivity of 90.9 and 95.5 percent, respectively. With the hypothetical values of prevalence ranging from 1500 to 12000 liveborns, the positive predictive value varied from 8.5 to 2.3 percent for IgG and from 4.8 to 1.1 percent for IgA. Considering the patients without enteropathies, specificity was 97.8 and 95.7 percent for IgG and IgA, respectively. In patients with other enteropathies, specificity was 82.0 and 84.1 percent, respectively. When patients with and without other enteropathies were considered as a whole, specificity was 88.8 and 91.6 percent, respectively. The specificity of positive IgG or IgA was 93.5 percent in children without enteropathies and 78.7 percent in the presence of other enteropathies. The negative predictive value for hypothetical prevalences varying from 1500 to 12000 liveborns was 99.9 percent. Thus, even in developing countries where the prevalence of non-celiac enteropathies is high, the determination of serum antigliadin antibody levels is a useful screening test prior to the jejunal biopsy in the investigation of intestinal malabsorption
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Autoanticorps
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Immunoglobuline A
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Immunoglobuline G
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Maladie coeliaque
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Femelle
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Humains
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Bébé
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Thème du journal:
Biologie
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Médicament
Année:
2001
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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