26.12.2014 Views

Celiac Disease - VCU Internal Medicine Electronic Residency ...

Celiac Disease - VCU Internal Medicine Electronic Residency ...

Celiac Disease - VCU Internal Medicine Electronic Residency ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Diagnosis - Serology<br />

Antihuman-Tissue<br />

Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA<br />

ELISA assay<br />

uses human or guinea pig<br />

sensitivity > 90%<br />

specificity > 95%<br />

relative agreement 96.2%<br />

cost $76.50<br />

Anti-Endomysial<br />

(EMA) IgA<br />

Immunofluorecence assay<br />

uses human umbilical cord or monkey esophagus<br />

sensitivity > 90%<br />

specificity > 95%<br />

relative agreement 99%<br />

cost $132.50

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!