Celiac antibodies in children with type 1 diabetes - A diagnostic validation study.
Katarzyna LewandowskaOlga CiepielaAgnieszka SzypowskaJan WyhowskiEliza Głodkowska-MrówkaKatarzyna PopkoMagdalena OstafinBeata PyrżakUrszula DemkowPublished in: Autoimmunity (2018)
Tests based on anti-TG IgA are more accurate for detecting CD in children with type 1 diabetes than anti-DGP IgA. A high percentage of diabetic children carry HLA alleles predisposing to CD, which indicates that genetic screening in this group of patients is not obligated.