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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
Related
anti-gliadin antibody
celiac sprue (gluten-sensitive enteropathy)
endomysium
General
autoantibody
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed.,
W.B. Saunders, 1995