•Researchers
assessed blood and aspirated small bowel fluid for antigliadin
IgA antibody in:
–Celiacs;
blood and SB aspirate was positive
–Normals;
blood and SB aspirate was negative
–Celiacs
after 1 yr on GFD; blood was negative, intestine was
positive when mild SB inflammation persisted
•Used
intestinal lavage and analysis of rectal effluent to
test for the presence of intestinal antigliadin Ab
–Called “a relatively
non-invasive screening method for early celiac sprue”
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