E Fabiani1, C Catassi. 1. University of Department of Paediatrics, Ancona, Italy. elisabetta.fab@tiscalinet.it
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: So far the reliability of the anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) test for the diagnosis of coeliac disease has mostly been evaluated using slightly different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) in selected and usually small groups of patients. The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the reliability of the IgA anti-tTG antibodies for the diagnosis of coeliac disease; and (2) to define the sensitivity and specificity of a commercially available kit for the anti-tTG antibodies' quantitative determination. DESIGN: Each centre in this international multi-centre study collected sera from three groups of subjects: coeliac disease patients at the onset of (1) or on a gluten-free diet for at least 12 months (2); disease and healthy controls (3). METHODS: The anti-tTG antibodies were determined in duplicate using an ELISA-based commercially available kit (Eu-tTG Eurospital, Trieste, Italy). RESULTS: The following overall cases and controls have been enrolled: (1) 399 subjects with active coeliac disease; (2) 351 treated coeliac disease cases; (3) 432 controls. The centralized re-testing was performed on: (1) group a: 176 patients with active coeliac disease (mean anti-tTG, 21 arbitrary units [AU]); (2) group b: 172 treated coeliac disease cases (mean anti-tTG, 5 AU); (3) group c: 206 controls (mean anti-tTG, 3 AU). In active coeliacs, the anti-tTG antibodies showed a significant progressive decrease with age, while in controls an opposite trend was found. In active coeliac disease patients, the anti-tTG antibodies were significantly higher in coeliacs with a grade III enteropathy than in those showing a grade II lesion. In treated coeliacs, the mean anti-tTG values were significantly lower in patients strictly adhering to a gluten-free diet than in those reporting dietary transgressions. The sensitivity and the specificity of the Eu-tTG assay were 90% and 96%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that the commercially available test for the anti-tTG antibodies' determination is a reproducible and valuable tool for the diagnosis and follow up of coeliac disease.
OBJECTIVES: So far the reliability of the anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) test for the diagnosis of coeliac disease has mostly been evaluated using slightly different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) in selected and usually small groups of patients. The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the reliability of the IgA anti-tTG antibodies for the diagnosis of coeliac disease; and (2) to define the sensitivity and specificity of a commercially available kit for the anti-tTG antibodies' quantitative determination. DESIGN: Each centre in this international multi-centre study collected sera from three groups of subjects: coeliac disease patients at the onset of (1) or on a gluten-free diet for at least 12 months (2); disease and healthy controls (3). METHODS: The anti-tTG antibodies were determined in duplicate using an ELISA-based commercially available kit (Eu-tTG Eurospital, Trieste, Italy). RESULTS: The following overall cases and controls have been enrolled: (1) 399 subjects with active coeliac disease; (2) 351 treated coeliac disease cases; (3) 432 controls. The centralized re-testing was performed on: (1) group a: 176 patients with active coeliac disease (mean anti-tTG, 21 arbitrary units [AU]); (2) group b: 172 treated coeliac disease cases (mean anti-tTG, 5 AU); (3) group c: 206 controls (mean anti-tTG, 3 AU). In active coeliacs, the anti-tTG antibodies showed a significant progressive decrease with age, while in controls an opposite trend was found. In active coeliac diseasepatients, the anti-tTG antibodies were significantly higher in coeliacs with a grade III enteropathy than in those showing a grade II lesion. In treated coeliacs, the mean anti-tTG values were significantly lower in patients strictly adhering to a gluten-free diet than in those reporting dietary transgressions. The sensitivity and the specificity of the Eu-tTG assay were 90% and 96%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that the commercially available test for the anti-tTG antibodies' determination is a reproducible and valuable tool for the diagnosis and follow up of coeliac disease.
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