J Pediatr 2000;137:356-366.
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Celiac.com 10/10/2000 - Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver have determined that transglutaminase (TG) antibodies in asymptomatic children are 70% to 83% predictive of biopsy evidence of celiac disease, and may identify children who are likely to develop the disease, as reported in the September issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
Dr. Edward J. Hoffenberg and colleagues studied 30 asymptomatic children who had a genetic risk for celiac disease to determine the relationships between TG antibody titer, small bowel histology, growth, and clinical features of celiac disease. Using the Marsh System to grade the small bowel histology Dr. Hoffenberg that out of 30 children with a positive TG antibody test result - 21 (70%) had definite (Marsh score 2 or 3) and 4 (13%) had possible (Marsh score 1) biopsy evidence of celiac disease, further, the TG antibody titer correlated with Marsh score.
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