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tTG Screening Test Not Good Enough
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Medscape Medical News (From the 69th annual scientific meeting of the
American College of Gastroenterology)

Antibody to Tissue Transglutaminase May Fall Short for Accurate Triage of
Celiac Disease

Peggy Peck

"Nov. 3, 2004 (Orlando) — A study evaluating the utility of antibody to
tissue transglutaminase (tTG) to aid in diagnosis of celiac disease
suggests that relying on tTG is likely to result in "underestimating the
prevalence of celiac disease," said Julian Abrams, MD, from Columbia
University Medical Center in New York City."

Full story (free registration with Medscape may be required):

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/493035

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