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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54095| Title: | Antiendomysial antibodies in coeliac enteropathy and other autoimmune diseases. |
| Authors: | Galea, Kristine |
| Keywords: | Immunoglobulins Intestines -- Diseases Autoimmune diseases Celiac disease Immunofluorescence |
| Issue Date: | 1997 |
| Citation: | Galea K. (1997). Antiendomysial antibodies in coeliac enteropathy and other autoimmune diseases (Bachelor's dissertation). |
| Abstract: | Patients with coeliac disease are characterized by the presence of elevated serum levels of antibodies to both gliadin (AGA) and endomysium (EmA), with EmA screening having a higher sensitivity. The EmA test is an indirect immunoflourescence technique using umbilical tissue as substrate tissue. In this study, 222 patients were screened for antiendomysial antibodies, 85 of which were first tested for AGA, 11 for double-stranded DNA, 75 for rheumatoid factor, 31 for anticardiolipin antibodies and 20 for autoantibody screening. The results show that the EmA test is very sensitive but less specific for coeliac disease. |
| Description: | B.SC.(HONS)MED.LAB.SCI. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54095 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacHSc - 1997 Dissertations - FacHScABS - 1992-2000 |
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