Rivista di formazione e aggiornamento professionale del pediatra e del medico di base, fondata nel 1982. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Culturale Pediatri.
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Il test rapido spiegato da un esperto del self help

MAKING A CORRECT DIAGNOSIS ON FINGERTIPS

L. Reggiani

Giugno 2008 - pagg. 361 -370

Abstract
It is hard to imagine that a simple test of “self help diagnostic” can be helpful for diagnosing coeliac disease using only a few drops of whole blood. But today this text exists and it can be purchased at any pharmacy. This test, called Xeliac test or Eu-tTG Quick test, is based on detection of IgA anti-h-tTG antibodies in a few drops of whole blood and it is performable in 5-6 minutes. This test has incredible theoretical basis, but the literature on its possible practical use is still poor.

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