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anti-endomysial antibody

see tissue transglutaminase antibody Etiology: - positive values present in 70-80% of patients with: a) celiac disease b) dermatitis herpetiformis Laboratory: - endomysial antibody in serum

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anti-gliadin antibody celiac sprue (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) endomysium

General

autoantibody

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995