Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2010; 16(25): 3144-3152
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3144
Table 4 Performance of individual assays in both risk populations in the theoretical analysis aiming to avoid duodenal biopsy when serology is negative
Individual serology testsHigh-risk
Low-risk
Biopsy avoided (%)Missed CD cases (n)Biopsy avoided (%)Missed CD cases (n)
IgA a-tTG61.5395.44
IgA a-DGP57.1193.63
IgG a-DGP62.7396.75
DGP Dual61.5296.04
DGP/tTG Screen56.5091.33
AAA62.7890.38