| | PBC n = 62 (%) | AIC n = 17(%) | BD n = 100 | CD n = 18 |
|---|
IgA-AGA
| 12(19)*
| 6 (35)*
| 1 | 18 |
IgG-AGA
| 3(5) | - | 2 | 16 |
Any AGA
| 13 (21)*
| 6 (35)*
| 3 | 18 |
Both AGAs
| 2(3) | - | 1 | 16 |
IgA-ARA
| - | - | - | 18 |
IgA-EMA
| - | - | - | 18 |
IgA-tTG
| 6(10)*
| 3(18)*
| - | 18 |
IgA-tTG and AGAs
| 2(3) | 2 (12)*
| - | 18 |
- n = number of patients; * = where p less than 0.05, PBC = primary biliary cirrhosis; AIC = autoimmune cholangitis; CD = coeliac disease; BD = blood donors; IgA-AGA = anti-gliadin antibodies, IgA class; IgG-AGA = anti-gliadin antibodies, IgG class; AGAs = anti-gliadin antibodies; IgA-ARA = IgA class anti-reticulin antibodies, RI type; IgA-EMA = anti-endomysial antibodies, IgA class; IgA-tTG = antibodies to tissue transglutaminase, IgA class
