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Article: Celiac Disease: Are Endomysial Antibody Test Results Being Used Appropriately?

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Clinical Chemistry
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October 1, 2007
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Background: The aim of this study was to retrospectively examine how positive IgA-endomysial antibody (EMA) test results for celiac disease were being interpreted and acted on by physicians in the Calgary Health Region.

Methods: We reviewed consecutive EMA test results, with or without a serum IgA, obtained during a 17-month period. Seropositive tests were cross-referenced to the surgical database to determine the number of patients who underwent intestinal biopsy and the results of the biopsy. We sent questionnaires to the ordering physicians of positive tests with no record of intestinal biopsy.

Results: Among 11 716 EMA tests in 9533 patients, 349 results were positive in 313 patients ...

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