ENDOMYSIUM - AUTOANTIGEN IN CELIAC-DISEASE

Authors
FEIGHERY C WHELAN A WEIR DG
Citation
C. Feighery et al., ENDOMYSIUM - AUTOANTIGEN IN CELIAC-DISEASE, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 9(7), 1997, pp. 655-656
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
9
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
655 - 656
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1997)9:7<655:E-AIC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In coeliac disease, dietary exposure to gluten is associated with an a utoimmune response to gastrointestinal antigens, including endomysium. Measurement of autoantibodies to endomysium is a highly specific and sensitive method of diagnosing coeliac disease. Analyis of the interac tion between gluten and endomysium should provide a critical insight i nto the pathogenesis of this condition.