Mass population screening for celiac disease in children: the experience in Republic of San Marino from 1993 to 2009

Table 1 Comparison between ATTG, EMA, AGA IgA, AGA IgG (since year 2006)

27 CD (14 screening + 13 case-finding) ATTG + and EMA +
	TOTAL	SYMPTOMATIC (5 patients)
AGA IgA - AGA IgG +	(17/27) 63%	(1/5) 20%
AGA IgA - AGA IgG -	(6/27) 22%	(1/5) 20%

The table shows that the 22% of total celiac patients (silent or symptomatic) and the 20% of symptomatic celiac tested since 2006 had negative AGA IgA and IgG, so they would have not received the diagnosis without performing ATTG or EMA. AGA IgG were diagnostic in only 63% of total and 20% of symptomatic celiacs.

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