A no biopsy strategy for adult patients with suspected coeliac disease: making the world gluten-free

In this study the PPV of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody (tTG) was only 28.6%, despite sensitivity and specificity of greater than 90%, which only increased to 71.7% when combined with a positive endomysial antibody (EMA). In simple terms if we follow the approach advocated by Austin and colleagues 3...

Source: Gut - May 8, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kurien, M., Ludvigsson, J. F., Sanders, D. S., on behalf of the authors of the BSG guidelines Tags: PostScript Source Type: research