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Table 1 Antibody tests against deamidated gliadin (dpgli) vs. native gliadin (ngli) in 149 CD patients and 119 controls

From: Intestinal biopsy is not always required to diagnose celiac disease: a retrospective analysis of combined antibody tests

 

IgA anti-ngli

IgA anti-dpgli

IgG anti-ngli

IgG anti-dpgli

Sensitivity

61%

78%

79%

85%

Specificity

97%

97%

68%

92%

Positive predictive value

97%

97%

76%

93%

Negative predictive value

67%

78%

72%

83%

  1. McNemar’s test for significant changes p < 0.00001.
  2. 61 correct changes; 154 remain correct; 7 wrong changes; 46 remain wrong.