Celiac antibodies in children with type 1 diabetes - A diagnostic validation study.

CONCLUSIONS: Tests based on anti-TG IgA are more accurate for detecting CD in children with type 1 diabetes than anti-DGP IgA. A high percentage of diabetic children carry HLA alleles predisposing to CD, which indicates that genetic screening in this group of patients is not obligated. PMID: 29350070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Autoimmunity - Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Autoimmunity Source Type: research