Abstract

PISCOYA MONCADA, Judy Melissa  and  GALVEZ VILLACORTA, Gustavo Vicente. Antitransglutaminase antibody positivity in adults histologically compatible with celiac disease. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2014, vol.34, n.3, pp.189-194. ISSN 1022-5129.

Objective: To determine the frequency of positive results for antitransglutaminase antibody in adult patients histologically compatible with celiac disease. Material and methods: Cross sectional, descriptive study with research-oriented regime, which included medical records of Gastroenterology Service of San Pablo Clinic, Lima, Peru from 1994 to 2011 with biopsies histologically compatible with CD and antitransglutaminase antibodies to find the frequency of positive serology. Results: According to criteria established by the present study, we worked on a total of 44 medical records which included18 (40.9%) men and 26 (59.1%) women, mean age at diagnosis of 51 ± 16.23 years at the total. From all, 12 (27.27%) were positive for AATG, 2 (4.54%) values were indeterminate and 30 (68.18%) were negative with histological findings compatible with CD. Conclusion: It is not frequent positive results for antitransglutaminase antibody in adult patients histologically compatible with celiac disease.

Keywords : Celiac disease; Antibodies; Histology.

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