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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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• Korponay-Szabó IR, Szabados K, Pusztai J, et al. Population screening for coeliac disease in primary care by district nurses using a rapid antibody test: diagnostic accuracy and feasibility study. BMJ 2007;335: 1244-7.
• Nemec G, Ventura A, Martelossi S, et al. Looking for coeliac disease: diagnostic accuracy of two rapid commercial assays. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1597.
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