[The importance of detection of antigliadin antibodies in the diagnosis and therapy of celiac disease in children]

Abstract

The authors describe the method of assessment of antigliadin antibodies class IgA and IgG by the ELISA method. In a group of children with untreated coeliac disease the antigliadin antibodies were elevated in 91.6%, in a group of children with coeliac disease after exposure to gluten in 87.8%, in children on a gluten-free regime in 48.5%. The dynamics of antigliadin antibodies in the course of the first year are presented--their decline in serum of children suffering from acute coeliac disease after elimination of gluten and conversely their rise after discontinuation of the gluten-free diet in children previously treated for prolonged periods. The sensitivity of the assessment is 91.6% and the specificity 90.6%.