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Table 1 Serum Tissue Transglutaminase (tTGA) and Endomysial Antibody (EmA) Levels in the Five New Cases Who Underwent Positive Seroconversion and Were Found to Have Biopsy-Proven Celiac disease.

From: Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study

Gender, age (years), (by the time of diagnosis)

Screening in 2002

Screening in 2005

 

tTGA (Units)

EmA (titre)

tTGA (Units)

EmA (titre)

1: Male, 67

0.1

Not done

54.6

1:500

2: Female, 55

1.1

Not done

9.1

1:200

3: Male, 65

0.8

Not done

9.5

1:100

4: Female, 75

2.7

Not done

6.0

1:5a

5: Male, 66

0

Not done

7.1

0b

  1. Reference Values for tTGA ≥ 5 Units and for EmA 1:≥5.
  2. a Small bowel mucosal villous morphology is shown in Figures 1 and b 2