TY - JOUR T1 - Review: tissue transglutaminase test is almost as accurate as endomysial antibody test for diagnosis of coeliac disease JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - ep32 LP - ep32 VL - 92 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/92/1/ep32.abstract N2 - Lewis NR, Scott BB. Systematic review: the use of serology to exclude or diagnose coeliac disease (a comparison of the endomysial and tissue transglutaminase antibody tests). Aliment Pharmacol Ther2006;24:47–54.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q How do the endomysial antibody (EMA) and tissue transglutaminase (tTG) tests compare with small bowel biopsy for diagnosis of coeliac disease in adults and children? Clinical impact ratings IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★☆☆ Gastroenterology ★★★★★★☆ Paediatrics ★★★★★★☆ Data sources: PubMed, Medline, Ovid (September 2005), and reference lists. Study selection and assessment: published, peer reviewed studies in English that evaluated both the EMA and tTG tests in the same untreated patients and controls (adults or children). Coeliac disease had to be confirmed by histology of small bowel biopsy, with the criteria for diagnosis provided (partial or more severe villous atrophy in most studies). Biopsy was not required in controls, but the study had to state how many were biopsy … ER -